Avrim Lazar named President of the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations

Ottawa, Canada, May 7, 2005

The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is pleased to announce that Avrim Lazar, President and C.E.O., Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), has been named President of the ICFPA.
 
“I am honoured to have been elected President of the ICFPA at this very important time for our industry.  As a collective, the ICFPA represents an enormous capacity to facilitate significant positive social, economic and environmental change.  I certainly look forward to working with my ICFPA colleagues over the period ahead in this regard,” said Lazar. The ICFPA provides a forum for regular meetings for executives from the member associations to discuss issues of interest to the international forest and paper industry. Policy issues that the ICFPA has dealt with include mutual recognition of sustainable forestry standards, climate change, and the environmental preferability of forest products.  “We have come a long way in working cooperatively, sharing ideas and information and earning the respect of other international bodies,” said W. Henson Moore, past President of ICFPA (2002-2004) and President and C.E.O. of the American Forest & Paper Association.  “I turn over the presidency to Avrim with full confidence in his wisdom and leadership.”
 
Mr. Lazar has been elected President for a two-year term.  Mr. Lazar’s bio is appended to this release.
 
ICFPA (http://www.icfpa.org) is comprised of trade associations in 43 countries representing industries accounting for 90 percent of the world's paper and more than 50 percent of the world's wood production. ICFPA serves as a forum for joint action in areas ranging from communications to data collection. ICFPA is committed to the principles of sustainable development and to working with other stakeholders to ensure that environmental, social and economic benefits of our natural resources are available to current and future generations.
 
further information:
 
Andrew Casey
Vice President, Government Relations and Communications
Forest Products Association of Canada
(613) 563-1441 xt: 312
acasey@fpac.ca