Peter J. Stewart, Founder 
President and Chief Executive Officer

Building on more than 15 years of forest products industry experience, Pete Stewart created Forest2Market in 2000 when he began collecting transaction-level timber pricing data, which has helped Forest2Market emerge as the front-runner and industry standard for pricing timber in the U.S. South and the Pacific Northwest. Under his leadership, Forest2Market continues to grow, developing new products and services to meet the needs of a changing industry.

Stewart has appeared at numerous industry meetings ( pressroom ) and conferences and has been published in leading industry journals and magazines ( publications ). He is widely known as one of the industry's leading wood supply chain experts.

Before founding Forest2Market, Stewart led the development of the industry's first Web-based forest inventory management and mapping system, was responsible for planning and harvest schedules for $350 million of institutional forestland and led acquisition projects in Argentina and Brazil. He was actively involved in many of the major Southern timberland transactions between 1994 and 1999.

Stewart received his bachelor's degree in forestry from Texas A&M University and his master's degree in forest economics from the University of Georgia.

Daniel E. Stuber
Operations Manager

As data operations manager at Forest2Market, Stuber oversees development, design and operations of analytics and forest metrics at Forest2Market. He is responsible for both of Forest2Market's proprietary databases—the stumpage database and the delivered price benchmark database and for ensuring the quality, integrity and security of all analytic and data management services in the U.S. South and Pacific Northwest.

Stuber and his team are also responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining data contributer partnerships and for assisting customers in implementing Forest2Market solutions.

Before his promotion to Operations Manager, Stuber worked as both a database forester and as a timber market analyst for Forest2Market. His other experience includes a variety of roles in the forestry industry, including stints in sawmills and with the U.S. Forest Service. He also has experience in timber inventory management, silvicultural applications and harvesting.

A graduate of University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Stuber earned a B.S. and an M.F.R. in Forest Resources. While in graduate school, Stuber collected survey data on timber prices for the Warnell School's timber pricing service.  

Gordon Culbertson
Pacific Northwest Region Manager

Gordon Culbertson oversees Forest2Market's Pacific Northwest office, guiding the development of the Forest2Market business in the region and customizing products and services to meet customers’ needs.

With over thirty years experience in the Western forest industry, Culbertson has an extensive background in multiple facets of the business. He served as vice president of resources for Swanson Group, where he managed timberland operations as well as annual log and timber production. His experience also includes serving as vice president of timberland operations for Rosboro Lumber, where he was responsible for coordinating timber supply for diversified manufacturing operations.

Active in the industry and his community, Culbertson has served as the executive level representative for a number of organizations including the Oregon Forest Industries Council, the American Forest Resource Council, the Washington Forest Protection Association, the Oregon Logging Conference and the Southern Oregon Log Scaling and Grading Bureau. He is past president of the Twin Rivers Rotary Club of Springfield, Oregon. Culbertson received a forest technology degree from Lane Community College.

Suzanne Hearn, Manager
Sales, Marketing and Information Technology

Suzanne Hearn manages several functions at Forest2Market, including mid-market sales, marketing strategy, and information technology. Among Hearn's accomplishments are the 2009 redesign of Forest2Market's website, leading Forest2Market's lumber product development team and the design and implementation of a customer relationship marketing strategy.

Prior to joining F2M, she was national accounts manager for Crop Data Management Systems, Inc. and held executive marketing positions in the agricultural industry, where she is a recognized expert in customer relationship marketing. She owns a tree farm in Union County, North Carolina.

Hearn earned her bachelor's degree in environmental studies from the University of California at Berkeley and has completed executive marketing courses there and at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She has also worked as a programmer for the U.S. Forest Service.  

James H. Wood
Chief Financial Officer

Jim Wood is currently responsible for finanicial accounting and human resources, including payroll services and benefits administration. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Midwestern State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Arkansas.

Previously, Wood served as Chief Information Officer at Forest2Market, where he was influential in developing the strategy for the online pricing component. The service earned the prestigious IBM Beacon Award for Best E-Business Solutions of the Year in 2001. Wood has planned and implemented applications in order fulfillment, manufacturing, resource planning and finance.

Prior to joining Forest2Market, Wood was vice president of information systems at Springs Industries, Inc., a large consumer goods company, where he led corporate information technology, strategy and implementation. He developed the Internet strategy for Springs and directed the creation of its website. His accomplishments at Springs were featured in a 1997 Harvard Business School case study. Wood also held executive positions with E. J. Brach Corporation and RJR Nabisco.