Speakers

Susan Yurkovich was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Canfor and a Director of Canfor Pulp in January 2025. She previously served as Senior Vice President of Global Business Development and in various roles from 1994-2004, including five years as Vice President, Corporate Affairs.

Prior to re-joining Canfor in 2022, Susan was President and CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries and President of the BC Lumber Trade Council where she led advocacy efforts and represented the sector in trade matters, including the Canada-US softwood lumber dispute. From 2006 to 2015 she served as an Executive at BC Hydro and led the development of the Site C Hydro Project on the Peace River in Northeast BC.

Ms. Yurkovich is a Director of FortisBC, the Softwood Lumber Board, the Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) and a member of the Faculty Advisory Board at University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. She is a past Director of Centerra Gold Inc., Pharmasave Drugs (National), and Vancouver College, and past Governor of the Business Council of British Columbia and the University of British Columbia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia, a Diploma in International Business from Erasmus University, Netherlands and the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.