Vancouver, B.C.- Canfor Pulp Income Fund (the "Fund") has announced  the appointment of Joe Nemeth as President and CEO, Canfor Pulp Holding Inc., the general partner of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (CPLP).

 

The appointment will take effect May 1, 2010 and follows the retirement of Paul Richards, after the Fund's 2010 annual general meeting.

 

Nemeth joined Canfor/Canfor Pulp in 2003 as Vice-President, Sales and Marketing for Pulp and Paper. Prior to this, Mr. Nemeth was President and CEO of Greenbelt Renewable Energy from 2000-2003. He also worked for Fletcher Challenge (now Catalyst Papers) from 1987-2000, with his last two positions being Paper Mill Manager at the Elk Falls Division and Vice-President, Sales and Marketing.

 

 Nemeth holds a Bachelor of Forestry degree from UBC and a Master's of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario.