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.
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.
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.
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
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