Officers

Bev Park - Interim President & CEO, and Chief Operating Officer Couverdon Real Estate

Bev Park is currently TimberWest Interim President and CEO, and Couverdon Real Estate’s President and COO. Previously, Ms. Park was TimberWest’s CFO for 10 years. Ms. Park joined TimberWest Forest Corp. at its inception in 1997, having previously held a similar position with TimberWest Forest Limited.

Ms. Park is a chartered accountant who holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and a Master's of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University.

Robert Allen - Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Robert (Bob) Allen joined TimberWest as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer on June 14, 2010. Mr. Allen comes with a strong background in both the BC forestry industry and financial management with 20 plus years of experience building, leading, and advising corporations through complex restructurings, acquisitions/divestitures, and capital market transactions.

Mr. Allen is a chartered accountant who holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of British Columbia.

John Kelvin - Vice President, Log Marketing and Sales
John Kelvin has more than 25 years experience in the forestry industry in BC. Mr. Kelvin joined TimberWest Forest Corp. at its inception in 1997, and heads up the log marketing and sales department. In 1977, Mr. Kelvin began his career with one of TimberWest’s predecessor companies, Crown Zellerbach, as an Assistant Inventory Forester. He also worked for Crown Forest Industries, Fletcher Challenge Canada, and TimberWest Forest Ltd. in increasingly senior management positions.

Mr. Kelvin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry and a Master's of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia. He is also a member of the Association of BC Professional Foresters

Dave Whiteley - Vice President, Timberland Operations

Dave Whiteley was appointed VP of Timberland Operations in June 2007. He joined TimberWest in 1998 when the Company purchased Pacific Forest Products, where he had worked since 1984. Mr. Whiteley held a variety of operational positions with Pacific. Since joining TimberWest, he has worked in increasingly senior positions including Superintendent; General Manager, North Island; and General Manager, Operations.

Mr. Whiteley holds a Diploma in Forestry from Malaspina College and a Diploma in Business Administration from BCIT.