After ten years at the helm of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Avrim Lazar will be retiring.
At the end of the month, he will be replaced on an interim basis as president and CEO by Catherine Cobden, now senior vice-president of FPAC. Cobden has managed the association's economic files and led the landmark Biopathways study into how to best transform the forest sector through innovation. A permanent replacement will be in place in September.
The Association is the voice of Canada's wood, pulp and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade and environmental affairs. The industry is one of Canada's largest employers, operating in 200 forest-dependent communities from coast to coast, and directly employing 240,000 Canadians across the country.
Lazar is known for his leadership role in bringing together industry and environmental groups in the landmark Canadian Boreal Forest agreement, signed in 2010. During an often challenging decade, he also helped the industry develop new markets, new products, new partnerships and new positioning as a player in the emerging bio-economy.
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