A3P BOARD
A3P CHAIRPERSON
Ms Linda Sewell, HVP Plantations
Ms Linda Sewell is the Chief Executive Officer of HVP Plantations. Ms Sewell joined HVP Plantations after a 10-year tenure at Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) during which she served as the founding CEO for the company's laminated veneer lumber (LVL) products division.
A3P BOARD
Mr Sonny Coleiro, Amcor
Mr Sonny Coleiro is the Group General Manager - Paper and Board Division Amcor. After working for Melbourne Water and Comalco, Mr Coleiro commenced employment with Amcor in 1980 at Fairfield Paper Mill in Melbourne and has held numerous positions in the Paper Division covering Commercial and Operational areas in Corporate, Local and Interstate manufacturing sites.
Mr Marcus Derham, Willmott Forests
Mr Marcus Derham was appointed Chief Executive Officer for Willmott Forests in 1991. Mr Derham has extensive experience in the forestry industry at both middle and senior management level and is the current Chairman of Treefarm Investment Managers Australia (TIMA).
Mr John Hayden, AKD Softwoods
Mr John Hayden is the Chief Executive Officer of AKD Softwoods and Chairman of the A3P Solid Wood Committee. Mr Hayden Joined AKD Softwoods in 1981 as Operations Manager and was a Board member of PTAA and PTC prior to the amalgamation with APIC.
Mr Hans Kobes, Highland Pine Products
Mr Hans Kobes is General Manager of Highland Pine Products. Mr Knobes has over 30 years experience in Radiata Pine sawmilling in Australia and New Zealand and has held positions in production, sales and general management since 1984
Mr Jim Snelson, Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia
Mr Snelson, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Group of Companies since April 2006. Prior to his current role he was Chief Executive of Carter Holt Harvey Packaging Australia - he held this role from July 2003 through to March 2006.
Mr Brian Farmer, Forestry SA
Mr Brian Farmer is currently the Chief Executive of ForestrySA. Prior to working with ForestrySA, Mr Farmer worked in both Tasmania and New South Wales in various forest based organisations with major responsibilities in forest operations, sales and marketing, business development and environmental protection.
Mr Peter Chrisp, Norske Skog Australasia
Mr Peter Chrisp is regional president for Norske Skog Australasia, a manufacture and supplier of newsprint to the Australasian newsprint market. Mr Chrisp carried out a range of roles for Norske Skog in New Zealand over a 12 year period, including operations, human resources, logistics and general management, and then moved to Norway as senior vice president for global business improvement. He has a masters degree in social science with postgraduate studies in finance, strategy, marketing and law.
Mr Stephen Hawkins, Australian Paper
Mr Stephen Hawkins is currently the Corporate & Government Relationship Manager at Australian Paper. Mr Hawkins commenced his career in 1988 with ACI Glass Packaging where he progressed through various roles such as Sales Manager, Branch Manager and on to the position of General Manager Crown Glassware. After ACI sold Crown Glassware to McPherson’s LTD, Stephen was offered the role to lead King Island Dairy Ltd. as Managing Director. In 2002 Mr Hawkins joined Smorgan Steel as General Manager with their Sheet Metal Division and then General Manager Marketing. He came to Australian Paper from Carter Holt Harvey where he worked as Sales & Marketing Manager for the last 18 months.
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