Mercer International Inc. announced that David Ure, who has served as CFO and Secretary since 2015, will be leaving the Company effective June 1, 2023. Mercer has promoted its Vice President, Controller, Richard Short to succeed Mr. Ure as CFO and Secretary.
Mr. Ure will step down from his current executive duties after more than seven years as CFO and over 17 years in all with the Company. Mr. Ure will continue as an advisor until the end of August 2023 to assist Mr. Short and Mercer to facilitate a smooth transition.
Mr. Short, 55, has extensive experience and a proven track record in finance, accounting and the forest products industry over a 30-year career. He most recently served from 2014 to the present date as Mercer's Vice President, Controller. Prior to that, from 2006 to 2014, he served in a number of positions with the Company, including as Director, Corporate Finance and Controller, Financial Reporting. Previously he served as Director, Corporate Finance with Catalyst Paper Corporation and Assistant Controller at The Alderwoods Group Inc.
Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company with operations in Germany, USA and Canada with consolidated annual production capacity of 2.3 million tonnes of pulp, 550 million board feet of lumber and 140 thousand m3 of cross-laminated timber.
