Susan Yurkovich

President and Chief Executive Officer, Canfor Corporation

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.

Susan is a Director of Centerra Gold Inc., FortisBC, the Softwood Lumber Board, the Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) and is a member of the Faculty Advisory Board at University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. 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.

Canfor Corporation

  • Susan Yurkovich

    President and Chief Executive Officer, Canfor Corporation

  • Stephen Mackie

    Chief Operating Officer, Canfor Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer, Canfor Pulp

  • Måns Johansson

    CEO, Vida Group President, Canfor Europe

  • Pat Elliott

    Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary

  • David Trent

    Senior Vice President, Business Development

  • Katy Player

    Senior Vice President, People

  • Kevin Pankratz

    Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Canfor Pulp

  • Stephen Mackie

    President & CEO

  • Pat Elliott

    Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President Sustainability

  • Brian Yuen

    Vice President, Sales and Marketing