Management

Ted Ellis
President/CEO

Mr. Ellis joined Idaho Timber in 1990 as the General Manager for the Home Center Division. In 1991, he was promoted to Vice President of Northern Divisions and over the next nine years oversaw additional divisions. In April of 2000, Mr. Ellis was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. In 2005, Mr. Ellis was named Chief Executive Officer of Idaho Timber. Prior to joining Idaho Timber, Mr. Ellis served as General Sales and Marketing Manager at Canfor USA for twelve years. Mr. Ellis began his lumber career at Chandler Supply Corporation in 1977 and worked there until the acquisition by Canfor.


Scott Beechie
Vice President/CFO

Mr. Beechie joined Idaho Timber in 1999 as Controller. In 2005, he was promoted to Vice President of Finance and Administration. In February of 2006, Mr. Beechie was named Chief Financial Officer of Idaho Timber. His responsibilities include accounting, payroll, financial reporting, credit and information technology. Prior to joining Idaho Timber, he served as Controller and CFO at TJT, Inc. Mr. Beechie also served as manager of financial reporting at West One Bancorp, and Controller and Vice President of Finance at The Comstock Lode. Additionally, Mr. Beechie has five years of public accounting experience with Touche Ross.


Brock Lenon
Vice President of Home Center Marketing

Mr. Lenon joined Idaho Timber in 1997 as a salesman at the Lake City, Florida division. In 1999, he was promoted to Manager of Lumber Purchasing overseeing Canadian and European dimension lumber purchases, imports and transportation for the Florida division. In 2003, Mr. Lenon relocated to the Corporate office in Boise, Idaho to join the Home Center Marketing group, working with national accounts and procurement of overseas supply from South America, New Zealand and Europe. In March of 2007, Mr. Lenon was promoted to Manager of Western Marketing, with additional oversight of national accounts and supply chain. In January 2008, he was promoted to Vice President of Home Center Marketing. Mr. Lenon graduated from the University of Idaho in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business/Marketing.


Dave Taugher
Vice President of Human Resouces and General Counsel

Mr. Taugher joined Idaho Timber in 2000 as General Manager of Administration and Assistant General Counsel. In 2005, he was promoted to General Counsel. In July of 2007, he was promoted to Vice President of Human Resources. His responsibilities include managing human resources, legal and safety matters. Prior to joining Idaho Timber, Mr. Taugher served as Assistant General Counsel for Impact Sales, Inc. Mr. Taugher began his legal career working as in-house counsel for Albertsons, Inc.



Other Management:

Ash Cockcroft: Controller

Darrell Gottschalk: GM of Plants & Equipment

Bill Grzanic: GM of Information Technology

Tom Griffith: Traffic Manager

Mike Jacobs: GM of Marketing

Byron Cannon: GM of Idaho Cedar Sales

Spencer Lott: GM of Boise Facility

Kevin Waine: GM of Texas Facility

Rusty Yazdanpour: GM of Florida Facility

Jim Bowen: GM of Chadbourn Facility

Mike Breedlove: GM of Henderson Facility

Bret Wood: GM of Sagebrush Sales

Kevin Ramer: GM of Carthage Facility