Yvonne Pengilly, Tony Arnel, Craig Taylor, Steve Dadd, Nick Roberts, Michelle Freeman, Katie Fowden and Cameron MacDonald
The Australian Forest Products Association has welcomed new Forest and Wood Products Australia board directors – Matt Crapp, Dr Michelle Freeman and Cameron McDonald and thanks outgoing directors – Stephen Dadd, Nick Roberts and Yvonne Pengilly for their service and commitment to our sector’s national Research and Development Corporation. Source: Timberbiz
The changes to the board were made at the FWPA annual general meeting.
FWPA Chair Craig Taylor said the new directors would bring unique perspectives and similarly strong commitment to excellence as their outgoing colleagues
Mr Taylor extended his appreciation and recognition to continuing board members Katie Fowden and Professor Tony Arnel, and to the entire FWPA team led by Andrew Leighton FWPA’s CEO.
AFPA Chief Executive Officer Diana Hallam congratulated the new board members.
“All three are well known to AFPA and we’re thrilled to see such high calibre people recruited to the FWPA Board. Matt already makes a valuable contribution on the AFPA Board, while Michelle has done an excellent job in recent times as Forestry Australia President, and Cameron has made a substantial contribution to AFPA and our Growers Chamber over several years,” she said.
“I also thank our current AFPA Chair, Stephen Dadd for his dedication to serving FWPA for nine years, as well as Nick Roberts and Yvonne Pengilly. Chair Craig Taylor, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Leighton and the rest of the FWPA team deserve praise for their ongoing work and efforts in support of our sector.
“FWPA performs vital work for Australia’s forest industries and it’s essential that passionate and qualified industry representatives are involved in the governance of the organisation. As we head into a Federal Election year particularly, AFPA looks forward to continuing our working relationship with FWPA for the betterment of our sector and the Australian economy,” Ms Hallam said.
