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INDUSTRY NEWS

TIMBER MART ANNOUNCES SERIES OF company in 2025, Carolanne Olivier to the position of national
NEW APPOINTMENTS Mr. Norlen will work advertising manager, effective immediately.
Mr.
closely
with
Geoff Fleming who currently holds the title
Morrissey to ensure will be retiring and
a smooth transition vacating the role by
and continue to work the end of the year.
with the procurement “We thank Geoff
team until the for his passion and
transition is complete. dedication towards
“I’m confident that our members’
with Kurt’s knowledge marketing efforts
of our members’ over the years and
procurement needs, leadership ability and wish him well in his
progressive experience within the industry, he retirement. With
TIMBER MART has promoted their current will lead our trading team to accomplish great Geoff passing the
national procurement manager, Kurt Norlen feats in the name of our members’ business torch to Carolanne,
to the position of director of forest products success.” Bernie Owens, president and CEO of a very capable and experienced marketing
trading TIMBER MART. professional will be taking up the helm of our
In his new role, Mr. Norlen will be dealer programs and thus, I’m confident that
responsible for the management of the Regional Director of our members’ marketing needs will be served
lumber trading arm of the group which Member Services for well going forward.” - Jon Irwin, TIMBER
operates across Canada to serve the lumber Western Canada, Phil MART’s vice-president of Member Services
and lumber-product procurement needs Temple Promoted to In her new role, Ms. Olivier will be
of TIMBER MART members. In light of the Director of Member responsible for the management of TIMBER
group’s vice-president of distribution and Services MART’s corporate advertising and marketing
trading, John Morrissey, departing from the Mr. Temple programs at the dealer level.
has over 35 years
of experience in Damien Sohm Promoted to National
management as well Procurement Manager
as sales, retail operations In his new role, Mr. Sohm will be
INTRODUCING THE and purchasing within the responsible for all of TIMBER MART’s roofing
BIK SERIES WC-75 building material industry, of and rigid-insulation program categories on
7-STOREY “WALLBOARD CRANE” which he’s gained by working a national basis in addition to managing all
for a variety of vendor
the group’s relationships with Québec and
companies and retailers. Atlantic-Canada-based vendors.
Since he joined TIMBER MART Mr. Sohm has
in 2007, he’s held various over 20 years of
roles, including building experience in
materials buyer, category building material
manager and Prairie sales procurement within
manager. In this new role, Mr. our industry, most of
Temple will continue to be which he’s gained by
based out of TIMBER MART’s working at TIMBER
Calgary office and report MART and Chalifour
directly to TIMBER MART’s where he’s built
vice-president of Member strong relationships
Services, Jon Irwin. with building
material vendors in
National Advertising Québec and helped to expand the product
Manager, Geoff Fleming to assortments offered by TIMBER MART’s St-
CONTINUOUS BOOM ROTATION Retire By The End of Year Nicolas distribution centre as well as the
BEST VERTICAL CAPACITY IN ITS CLASS and Pass The Torch to Sims building material buying programs offered by
Carolanne
Advertising’s
the group.
Olivier Mr. Sohm will continue to be based out of
TIMBER MART has the TIMBER MART’s LBM distribution centre in
appointed Sims Advertising’s St-Nicolas, Que. and report directly to group’s
bilingual account manager, vice-president of procurement, Randy Martin.

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