Oct 15, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. announced that Chris Davies has been appointed CFO, effective November 2, 2009. Prior to joining Ainsworth, Mr. Davies served as Vice President, Finance and CFO of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.'s (MDA) Information Products Division. In addition to his nine-year tenure at MDA, he spent 16 years with KPMG's Vancouver office, focusing on British Columbia's forestry sector. Mr. Davies is a qualified ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certification specialist and has performed numerous certifications of forestry operations and pulp and paper mills. Ainsworth President and CEO Rick Huff said, "We are pleased to welcome Chris to the management team at Ainsworth. He brings a wealth of corporate finance experience and industry insight, and we expect he will quickly become a valuable contributor in his new role with our company." Mr. Davies succeeds Robert Allen, who has left the company. "We would like to thank Robert for his many contributions to Ainsworth over the years and we wish him well in all of his future endeavours," said Mr. Huff.