New Board Director Shane Harsch

Shane Harsch

HaiCo extends a warm welcome to Shane Harsch as a new board director at HaiCo. The appointment to a two-year term, was made by the Council of the Haida Nation Nominators Committee.

Shane grew up in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island and is a member of the Skidegate band. He has a BSc from UBC in Wood Products Processing and has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing and sales in the BC forest industry. Shane is currently the General Manager of Specialty Lumber Sales & Marketing for Interfor, North Americas 4th largest forest products company and the 2nd largest forestry company operating on the BC coast. He is also the chairman of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association which is the voice of the cedar industry in bringing together manufactures, distributors, retailers and end users in promoting the use and value growth of western red cedar lumber products. In 2011, Shane graduated from the UBC Sauder School of Business with an MBA in Strategic Management with a special focus on sustainability. He lives in Deep Cove, North Vancouver with his wife Patty and their two sons.