Speakers

Bill Adams, Chief Sustainability Officer and Sr. VP - Canadian Pulp Operations, joined Mercer International in 2019.

Bill is responsible for leading Mercer's integrated sustainability strategy for their global operations and the Canadian pulp mill operations at Peace River and Castlegar. Bill has worked in a wide range of leadership roles in Canada, the USA, and Germany over the past 39 years, focusing on engineering, manufacturing excellence, sustainability strategy and corporate development. These roles took place with Weyerhaeuser and Domtar before Bill joined Canfor in 2014 where he served as the Sr. Director, Sustainability, Strategy & Innovation.

Bill Adams is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from UBC, and an MBA in International Management from APIU. Bill has been a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. since 1987. He currently serves on the boards of FPInnovations and the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition.