9th May 2022 Newsletter
INSTITUTE EVENTS
ASIF Panel Discussion on the Effects of the Ukraine War and Russian Sanctions on NZ’s Wood TradeW
Wednesday 11th May, 6pm via Zoom
Panellists: Brian Johnson (Director, Margules-Groome), Dennis Neilson (Director, DANA), Simon Dorries (CEO, Responsible Wood)
Brian Johnson
Brian is a founding Director of Margules Groome. He previously headed Pöyry Management Consulting (New Zealand) and was also the head of Pӧyry’s Global Forest Valuation Focus Group. Prior to this he held various senior roles within Fletcher Challenge.
He has an extensive forest industry experience base in valuation, investment analysis, project analysis, due diligence, market analysis, business modelling and resource assessment. He is experienced in the financial, structural and technical aspects of sale and purchase processes participating in major acquisitions and divestments in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, North & South America, Europe and Asia. This further extends to supporting capital raising initiatives in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and London financial markets.
His thorough understanding of corporate decision-making processes and governance and the development of corporate policy relevant to this area is augmented by broad experience in capital budgeting, policy, process development and control.
Brian is a Registered Consultant and member of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) and holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science degree from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, a Graduate Business Diploma in Finance from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and completed a Forest Valuation paper from Lincoln University, New Zealand.
Dennis Neilson
Dennis Neilson is Director of Rotorua based international forest products advisor and information company DANA NZ Limited.
Dennis first travelled to Russia in the last days of the Soviet Union, when he spent some weeks travelling around Russia’s largest province Yakutia, and then in Moscow, investigating possible Russian Government - Fletcher Challenge joint business.
He has since visited NW Russia a number of times, particularly the where several Russian Wood Industry company headquarters are located in St Petersburg and Moscow.
In 2018 Dennis led an tour to the Russia-China border city of Manzouli where several trains a day of Siberian sawn timber and (then) logs are delivered each day, to be sent further on into China, or were processed in several hundred Chinese wood processing plants just over the border.
In 2019 he was lead author of a major (US based) Fast Markets RISI multi-client study
Dennis/DANA NZ had fully organised a 2- day conference on the Russian Forest Industry Sector to held in Helsinki, Finland in May 2020, but that had to be cancelled because of Covid travel restrictions
In 2021 and in6o 2022 Dennis keeps in regular contact with a number of Russian forestry, wood processing and wood products export executives
Simon Dorries
Simon Dorries is the Chief Executive Officer of Responsible Wood (formerly the Australian Forestry Standard Ltd). Responsible Wood is the National Governing Body for PEFC in Australia. Responsible Wood is accredited as a Standards Development Organisation by Standards Australia to write, maintain and updating the Australian Standards which underpin the Responsible Wood Certification System. These Standards include AS4707- Chain of Custody for Forest Products and AS4708 Sustainable Forest Management.
Simon holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and has worked in the Forest and Wood Products Industry for over 35 years. Commencing with the Plywood Association of Australia in 1985 as a cadet scientist while undertaking a science degree through part-time study. Simon stayed with the Plywood Association for 30 years through a number of name changes to eventually become General Manager of the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia.
In addition to his role at Responsible Wood, Simon is currently Chair of Standards Australia Committee TM-011 Engineered Wood Products.
To register and receive the link to the Zoom presentation Register here
A presentation from Prue Younger. Operations Small – Results Significant
Forest Industry Contractors Association has come a long way in four years and since establishment in 2002 continues to reach greater goals.
We are -
• Leaders who advocate for the needs of FICA members, industry safety, public perception, and the well-being of forestry contractors.
• Facilitators of industry collaborations that serve our members
• Brokers of relationships to progress industry education and promotion
As CEO for the last 4 ½ years, Prue Younger has become very familiar with adversity, much like the Prime Minister, the last few years have been tough navigating CoVID and all it has thrown at forestry!
But resilience is what we need to be providing to all our young people and it is so much easier do to this in alignment and collaboration.
Thanks to FICA for partially sponsoring this event and will be extending an invite to their HB members.
Date: Tuesday 17th May
Time: 5.30pm, for a 6pm start
Venue: East Pier, Ahuriri, NAPIER
RSVP: Monday 16th May
To register and attend this Presentation Register here
