Houston has an MBA in Operations Management and many years of experience in operations for MeadWestvaco. Houston was hired by Forest2Market in 2009 to manage existing customer relationships and lead new industry-wide initiatives relative to the supply chain. In 2011, Houston became CFO.
Pete Stewart, President and CEO of Forest2Market, noted that “Houston’s experience and education make him ideally suited to manage operations through this expansion. While his assistance in financial matters has been valuable, I believe his skills can more directly benefit our customers with this new role in Operations.”
In addition to the change in leadership, the Operations department has been split into two divisions in order to accommodate expansion. Daniel Stuber will head the Analytics division; his title will change from Vice President – Operations to Vice President – Analytics. The Analytics division will conduct resource studies and other proprietary analyses for customers that require an in-depth look at data and supply chain trends in order to make high value business decisions, including wood basin and site selection studies and specialty forecasts.
The company’s third employee, Stuber joined Forest2Market in 2001 as a timber market analyst. He quickly moved up to Operations Manager and, in 2012, was made Vice President of Operations.
“These changes to the structure of the Operations group will support the growth Forest2Market is currently experiencing,” says Stewart. “As head of our Analytics group, Stuber will continue to support the multi-million dollar decisions made by our customers with custom and proprietary analyses of prices, market trends and supply chain dynamics,” says Stewart.
Jay Engle, formerly of MeadWestvaco, has joined Forest2Market as Operations Director – Subscription Services. Engle is responsible for data collection, quality and reporting for all subscription services, including Forest2Mill, Forest2Market’s stumpage price and delivered log and chip cost services in the US and Brazil, and the Mill2Market lumber service. He will serve as liaison between Forest2Market’s US and Brazilian staffs.
All members of the Operations staff work out of Forest2Market’s Charlotte, North Carolina headquarters.
