Chairman
William Street’s experience includes: Director of Research and Education of the International Woodworkers of America, US, the largest US labour union representing forest and mill workers; Director of the Global Wood and Forestry Program for the International Federation of Builders and Woodworkers (now Builders and Woodworkers International), a global trade union federation; he is currently the Director of the Woodworkers Department of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, one of the largest industrial trade unions in North America..
In addition to his work in industrialized countries, Mr. Street has directed forestry projects in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, South Africa, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, India, China, and Malaysia. He holds a Master of Science in Politics & Government from the University of Oregon and has written on poverty reduction and sustainable forestry.
Current Term of Office: 2009-2012
Vice Chairmen
Antti Sahi is the Forest Director of the Finnish Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK). He is a representative of family forest owners in several national and international forest policy bodies and organisations. He is a graduate forester from the University of Helsinki.
Current Term of Office: 2010-2013
Sheam Satkuru is Director of the Malaysian Timber Council with responsibility for Europe. Sheam is a specialist in international trade with strong experience in legal and policy analysis relating to the timber and forest industries, communication and public relations.
Current Term of Office: 2011-2014
Board Members
Sébastien Genest is the Honorary Chairman of France Nature Environnement (FNE), the French National Federation of some 3,000 local and regional environmental NGOs. Sébastien is also on the Board of the National Office of Forests (ONF) and is a Director of PEFC France.
Current Term of Office: 2011-2014
Natalie Hufnagl-Jovy draws from eight years of experience as Secretary General of the Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) and is currently a on the Board of IFFA, the International Family Forest Alliance, and a Senior Policy Advisor to the Consortium of the German Forest Owner Associations.
Current Term of Office: 2011-2014
Peter Latham, OBE, is Chairman of James Latham plc, one of Britain's oldest timber companies. He is a former Chairman of the Forests Forever Committee of the Timber Trade Federation, and is a member of the Council of the Commonwealth Forestry Association, and currently the Chairman of PEFC UK.
Current Term of Office: 2011-2014
Joseph Lawson is the Global Director of Sustainable Forestry, for MeadWestvaco Corporation, and has over 30 years' experience in environmental and natural resource management. Joseph holds degrees in Forest Resource Management and Landscape Architecture/Regional Planning.
Current Term of Office: 2011-2014
Karen Brandt is the Vice President for Market Affairs of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). Before that she led the BC Market Outreach Network, an agency of the British Colombia Government. Ms Brandt's forest experience includes six years as Senior Manager with the BC Ministry of Forests.
Current Term of Office: 2010-2013
Genevieve Chua has been working in the paper industry since 1990. After working for KPMG as an Audit Supervisor, she was Chief Financial Officer for PaperlinX, Singapore, before assuming her current role of Managing Director for the same company.
Current Term of Office: 2010-2013
Minnie Degawan is a Project Coordinator for International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal People of the Tropical Forests (IAITPFT). She is a graduate of the University of the Philippines, and has a BSc in Biology. Mrs Degawan’s experience focuses on the rights of indigenous and local communities.
Current Term of Office: 2010-2013
Julian Walker-Palin is a retail specialist, working as Head of Sustainability for Asda, the UK arm of Walmart, since 2007. In this role, he leads the Corporate Sustainability Team, which advises the Asda on sustainability policy and strategy.
Current Term of Office: 2010-2013
Hans Drielsma is Executive General Manager of Forestry Tasmania, the government owned business enterprise which manages Tasmania's State forests. A professional forester by training and Fellow of the Institute of Foresters of Australia, he is also a Director of Australian Forestry Standard Ltd.
Current Term of Office: 2009-2012
Michael Proschek-Hauptmann is Managing Director of the Umweltdachverband, the umbrella organization for environmental NGOs in Austria. Previously, Mr. Proschek-Hauptmann served as EU Policy Coordinator in Brussels and Vienna. He also worked as Policy Officer at WWF Austria.
Current Term of Office: 2009-2012
Annual Review 2010
