Forest NB is honoured to announce the Keynote Speaker for our 2023 Industry Forum: Derek Nighbor, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada. We’re excited to share his unique insights on Canada’s Forest Industry with our attendees at our dinner session on March 15th.
Derek Nighbor was born and raised in Pembroke – in the heart of the Ottawa Valley – and has been President and CEO at Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) since March 2016. He is proud to represent Canada’s forest products sector and its workers, families, and communities nationally and internationally.
In addition to his role at FPAC, Derek serves as the industry representative and advisor to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) and is the Past President of the International Council of Forest & Paper Associations (ICFPA) – an organization of forest sector leaders from 28 countries around the world. Derek is also a member of the Board of Directors of FPInnovations, Canada’s
leading forest sector research institute.
