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Forest2Market® Names Sam Houston as Manager of Supply Chain Services
November 2, 2009; Charlotte, North Carolina
Forest2Market® announced today that Sam Houston has been named Manager of Supply Chain
Services. Houston will manage existing customer relationships and lead new industry-wide
initiatives relative to the supply chain. Houston will work out of the Forest2Market’s Charlotte,
N.C. headquarters.
Pete Stewart, Forest2Market’s President and CEO, is extremely pleased that Houston will be joining the company. “Forest2Market has grown rapidly in 2008 and 2009,” says Stewart. “We’ve started offering products for the wood bioenergy industry and we’ve just introduced Mill2Market, a new lumber pricing service. By hiring Houston to oversee supply chain initiatives and some of our existing customer relationships, we’re in a much better position to manage our growth.”
Houston has spent 25 years in the industry—20 of them with MeadWestvaco—working his way up from manufacturing associate to Manager of Strategic Projects, where he was responsible for creating strategic and operating plans. His most recent role was as the Vice President of Finance and Strategy for MeadWestvaco’s Forestry Division, where he was responsible for finance, accounting, strategy/planning and information technology.
Pete Stewart, Forest2Market’s President and CEO, is extremely pleased that Houston will be joining the company. “Forest2Market has grown rapidly in 2008 and 2009,” says Stewart. “We’ve started offering products for the wood bioenergy industry and we’ve just introduced Mill2Market, a new lumber pricing service. By hiring Houston to oversee supply chain initiatives and some of our existing customer relationships, we’re in a much better position to manage our growth.”
Houston has spent 25 years in the industry—20 of them with MeadWestvaco—working his way up from manufacturing associate to Manager of Strategic Projects, where he was responsible for creating strategic and operating plans. His most recent role was as the Vice President of Finance and Strategy for MeadWestvaco’s Forestry Division, where he was responsible for finance, accounting, strategy/planning and information technology.
“Sam’s track record demonstrates that there isn’t much he can’t do. He is certainly well known and liked in the industry. We strongly believe he’ll help Forest2Market meet its goals for growth in the future,” said Stewart.
| Contact: | Suz-Anne Kinney: (704) 540-1440 x21 or suz-anne.kinney@forest2market.com |
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