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West Fraser Timber

#2017

Rank

$8.15B

Marketcap

CA Canada

Country

West Fraser Timber
Leadership team

Mr. Raymond W. Ferris (Pres, CEO & Corp. Director)

Mr. Christopher A. Virostek CA, CPA, HBBA (Sr. VP of Fin. & CFO)

Mr. Sean P. McLaren (Chief Operating Officer)

Products/ Services
Forestry, Paper Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Established
1955
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001402388
Net Income
1B - 20B
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
WFG
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Overview
Location
Summary
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. It offers spruce-pine-fir and southern yellow pine lumber, treated wood products, medium density fiberboard panels and plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber wood products. The company also provides northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, specialty grades, and various tissue products. It sells its products to major retail chains, contractor supply yards, and wholesalers, as well as industrial customers for further processing or as components for other products in Canada, the United States, China, Europe, Asia, and other countries. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
History

Founded in 1955 by Harry O. McLeod and Al Block, West Fraser has grown from a small, family-owned logging, lumber and plywood business into one of the world’s largest providers of lumber and panels. Today, West Fraser has over 6,700 employees in 18 operations across North America.

Mission
Our goals are simple - leadership in profits, responsibility in communities, commitment to the environment, excellence in people, strength in products.
Vision
At West Fraser, we strive to create the highest value products and services in the forest products industry while building strong relationships with our customers, employees, shareholders and communities.
Key Team

Mr. Peter C. Wijnbergen (Pres of Engineered Wood)

Ms. Robin A. Lampard (Sr. Vice-Pres of Fin.)

Mr. Chuck H. Watkins (Vice-Pres of Capital & Technology)

Mr. Robert B. Winslow C.F.A. (Director of Investor Relations & Corp. Devel.)

Ms. Shannon D. Webber LL.B (VP & Gen. Counsel)

Mr. Christopher D. McIver (Sr. Vice-Pres of Marketing & Corp. Devel.)

Mr. Matt Tobin (Vice-Pres of Sales & Marketing)

Recognition and Awards
West Fraser has received numerous awards, such as Canada's 50 Most Engaged Workplaces and the Canada's Top 100 Employers Award for the past several years.
References
West Fraser Timber
Leadership team

Mr. Raymond W. Ferris (Pres, CEO & Corp. Director)

Mr. Christopher A. Virostek CA, CPA, HBBA (Sr. VP of Fin. & CFO)

Mr. Sean P. McLaren (Chief Operating Officer)

Products/ Services
Forestry, Paper Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Established
1955
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001402388
Net Income
1B - 20B
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
WFG
Social Media