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Great companies are distinguished from others by a can-do culture which fosters teamwork, expertise across a broad range of functions and a shared commitment to being the best and to building long term value -- for investors, customers and our employees. At Island Timberlands, we are proud of our entire team, their accomplishments and the demonstrated leadership across the company and within our communities. Profiled below are just a few of these unique individuals.

Darshan Sihota, President
Appointed President of Island Timberlands in April 2005, Darshan has over 25 years of experience in the coastal forest industry including operations management, silviculture, lumber marketing, production planning, forest inventory, and log distribution. Darshan is a Registered Professional Forester and holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration.

Ray Balogh, General Manager, Northern Operations
Ray has over 25 years in the industry, starting in the finance side of the business, more recently in harvesting contract supervision and general management roles. Ray has a finance diploma from BCIT and is a Certified Management Accountant.

Jim Sears, General Manager, Southern Operations
Jim has over 30 years of coastal forest industry experience in engineering and logging management. Jim holds both a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and a Master's in Forestry specializing in advanced logging systems from Oregon State University.

Bill Waugh, General Manager, Planning and Forestry
Bill was born and raised on Vancouver Island and has over 25 years of coastal forest industry experience in engineering, forestry and strategic forest planning. Bill has a Diploma in Forest Technology, a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from the University of Alberta and is a Registered Professional Forester.

Mike Cass, Director, Human Resources
Mike has over 30 years experience in the coastal forest industry covering all the major business groups: pulp and paper, timberlands, and manufacturing. Mike brings a wide breadth of knowledge in human resources and safety, performing key roles in both of these primary functions. Mike has an undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser in General Business Studies and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Royal Roads.

Christopher Dawes, Director, Real Estate
Chris has over 20 years of experience in Real Estate development and management. Chris is a Chartered Surveyor (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and is also a member of PMI, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Surveying from the University of the South Bank, London, England. Chris is responsible for all aspects of management and development of Island's land holdings.

Scott MacLean, Director, Accounting and Finance
Scott brings 32 years experience in the coastal forest business having held key roles in both timberlands and manufacturing. Scott is a Certified Management Accountant.

Richard Ringma, Director, Marketing and Distribution.
Richard has over 30 years experience in the coastal forest industry in various positions related to fibre management. Richard has covered a broad range of duties over these years including fibre planning, quality control, supply chain management, logistics and marketing. In his previous role, Richard had responsibility for Weyerhaeuser's coastal Fibre Supply and Marketing group.