Jan 18, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Sino-Forest Corporation appointed William E. Ardell to its Board of Directors, the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. "Bill is an experienced corporate executive who has held senior executive positions in large public companies and has served on the Board of Directors and on Board committees of other public, private and not for profit corporations. We are very pleased to have Bill join our Board and look forward to his advice and counsel based on his past CEO and senior independent director knowledge and experience," said Allen Chan, Chairman and CEO of Sino-Forest Corporation. Sino-Forest Corporation is a leading commercial forest plantation operator in China. Its principal businesses include the ownership and management of forest plantation trees, the sale of standing timber and wood logs, and the complementary manufacturing of downstream engineered-wood products.