Dec 06, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Conifex Timber Inc. appointed Kevin Horsnell as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Horsnell's key responsibilities in his new role at Conifex will be the oversight and continued development of its forestry, manufacturing, and marketing operations at Fort St. James and Mackenzie, the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Conifex recently restarted the Site II sawmill at Mackenzie on a one-shift basis and is planning to add a second shift at its Fort St. James facility during the 1Q 2011. Conifex is a publicly listed forest products company operating in the interior region of British Columbia, Canada. Conifex's primary business includes timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value added lumber finishing. Conifex's lumber products are sold in the United States, Chinese, Canadian and Japanese markets.