GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. announced that Michael Liggett, CFO will be transitioning to an on-going consultative role. Alfred Colas will start as CFO, effective April 4, 2022.
Mr. Colas is a seasoned finance business executive with extensive experience with publicly listed companies in commodity industries including corporate governance, finance management and M&A integrations. Mr. Colas was most recently CFO of Excellon Resources Inc., a silver producer and explorer with Mexican operations. Prior to 2020, Mr. Colas spent five years as CFO of two private-equity ventures including Potentia, a roof-top solar power producer and Arch Corporation, an asset manager with real estate investments. From 1997 through 2010 Mr. Colas held progressively senior positions with Barrick Gold including as an expatriate turning around a large gold operation in Argentina from 2007-2010, followed by executive roles with two smaller TSX-listed mining companies from 2011-2015.
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.