FSC Australia CEO Natalie Reynolds has been promoted to a new role as Transformation and Development Director for FSC International, beginning in the New Year. Source: Timberbiz
The growth of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) across the globe in recent years, particularly in Australia, has been unprecedented in the organisation’s 20-year history.
“Natalie has made a remarkable impact on FSC Australia over the past three and a half years. Most significantly, the organisation has matured to the point that we have the capacity to develop a locally owned National Forest Stewardship Standard,” said FSC Australia chair Jonathan La Nauze.
“Under Natalie’s leadership, there has also been consistent growth of FSC certification to more than 1.7m hectares of Australian plantations and forests and a 172% increase in product certification.
“In her new international role, Natalie has been tasked with leading a dedicated team in the creation of a strategy that will prepare the FSC to tackle the challenges of the next 20 years and assist the organisation in its mission to drive environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management.
“While we will miss Natalie at FSC Australia we recognise that her strategic and transformation management skills make her the perfect candidate for this important new position,” said Mr La Nauze.
“The Board has begun the process to recruit Natalie’s successor and we’re committed to ensuring a comprehensive handover of the FSC Australia CEO position can occur. We look forward to making further announcements in due course.”
At the FSC General Assembly last month, FSC members delivered a clear mandate to develop a more efficient organisational set-up and governance model.
Ms Reynolds’ role will help formulate a clear way forward for the FSC to tackle the many challenges it faces and continue to thrive in the many global markets where it operates.
The transition will begin from January 1, 2015 and Ms Reynolds will remain based in Melbourne while working full-time in the new position with FSC International.
