TORONTO, June 16,
2022 /CNW/ - GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (TSX:
GFP) ("GreenFirst" or the "Company") is pleased to
report Christopher Hodgson has been elected to the
GreenFirst Board of Directors (the "Board") at its Annual General
Meeting ("AGM") on June 16, 2022. David
Chartrand did not stand for re-election.
"We would like to thank David for the valuable time and guidance
he provided to the Board. We wish him well with all his
endeavours and we look forward to working with him on projects in
the future" said Paul Rivett,
Chairman of the Board. "We welcome Chris to the GreenFirst Board.
His knowledge and experience in commodity markets bring a valuable
perspective to our Board."
The Company is providing the voting results for the
election of its Board of Directors, which took place at the
Company's Annual General Meeting which was held virtually. A total
of 75,428,790 common shares were voted by proxy at the meeting
representing 42.48% of the votes attached to all outstanding
shares. The nominees listed in the management information circular
dated April 29, 2022, were elected as
directors of the Company and detailed results of the votes cast by
proxy are set out below:
|
MOTIONS
|
VOTES
FOR
|
PERCENTAGE
FOR
|
|
Paul Rivett
|
62,054,074
|
99.33 %
|
|
Rick Doman
|
62,420,574
|
99.92 %
|
|
Barbara Anie
|
61,773,409
|
98.88 %
|
|
William G.
Harvey
|
61,760,324
|
98.86 %
|
|
Chris
Hodgson
|
62,127,928
|
99.45 %
|
|
Michael
Mitchell
|
62,456,269
|
99.98 %
|
|
Marty
Proctor
|
53,535,431
|
85.70 %
|
|
Larry G. Swets
Jr.
|
53,453,551
|
85.57 %
|
|
W. Sean
Willy
|
61,757,307
|
98.86 %
|
At the Annual General Meeting, shareholders also approved: (i)
the setting of the number of directors at nine; and (ii) the
appointment of the auditor and authorization of the directors to
fix the auditor's remuneration. Detailed voting results for the
meeting are available on SEDAR.
About GreenFirst
GreenFirst Forest Products is a forest-first business, focused on
sustainable forest management and lumber production. The Company
owns 7 sawmills and 1 paper mill across Ontario and Quebec. GreenFirst is a
significant lumber producer in Canada having an annual lumber production
capacity of 905MMfbm, with a goal to increase. GreenFirst's mills
are located in rich wood baskets proudly operating over 9.2 million
hectares of FSC® certified public and private Canadian forestlands
(FSC®-C167905). The Company believes that responsible forest
practices, coupled with the long-term green advantage of lumber,
provide GreenFirst with significant cyclical and secular advantages
in building products. GreenFirst's long-term vision is to be a
leader in the global forestry industry.
SOURCE GreenFirst Forest Products Inc.
