Board of Directors
JACK L. COCKWELL, Director Since: 1987
Mr. Cockwell is Group Chair of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘‘Brookfield’’), a global asset manager. Mr. Cockwell was President and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield from 1991 to 2002. Mr. Cockwell is also a Director of Brookfield Properties Corporation, Brookfield Renewable Power Inc., Astral Media Inc. and Teck Resources Limited. Mr. Cockwell is a member of the Board of Governors of the Royal Ontario Museum and Ryerson University, and a Director of the Toronto Waterfront Corporation. Mr. Cockwell’s areas of expertise are business management, finance and governance.
 
DIAN N. COHEN, Director Since: 1987
Ms. Cohen is a Corporate Director and an Economics Consultant and the author of a number of books on government, personal money management and social policy issues. Ms. Cohen is the recipient of many literary awards, as well as the Order of Canada. In addition to her role on the Norbord Board, Ms. Cohen is a Director of Dorel Industries Inc. and a Trustee of Brookfield Renewable Power. Ms. Cohen’s areas of expertise are economics, communications and goverance.
 
PIERRE DUPUIS, Director Since: 1995
Mr. Dupuis is a Corporate Director. From 1999 to 2005 Mr. Dupuis was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Dorel Industries Inc., a global consumer product company. Prior to his appointment at Dorel, Mr. Dupuis was President and Chief Operating Officer of Transcontinental Inc., a Canadian printing and publishing company. In addition to his role on the Norbord Board, Mr. Dupuis is a trustee of Brookfield Renewable Power. Mr. Dupuis’ areas of expertise are business management, finance, goverance, marketing and human resources.
 
GORDON E. FORWARD, Director Since: 1995
Dr. Forward is a Corporate Director. Since December 2002, Dr. Forward has served as Chairman Emeritus of the United States Business Council for Sustainable Development, a non-profit association of businesses whose purpose is to create and deliver value-driven sustainable development projects in the US. From 1998 to 2000, Dr. Forward was Vice Chair of Texas Industries Inc. Prior to that, he was he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chaparral Steel Company from 1982 to 1998. Dr. Forward’s areas of expertise are business management, governance, environment, finance and executive compensation.
 
DOMINIC GAMMIERO, Director Since: 1998
Mr. Gammiero is a Managing Partner of Brookfield's Special Situations Partners Ltd., Brookfield Asset Management Inc.'s restructuring operation. He is also Chair of Fraser Papers Inc., a specialty paper company and Chair of Western Forest Products Inc. Prior to assuming these roles Mr. Gammiero was President and Chief Executive Officer of Fraser Papers Inc. from 2004 to 2007 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Norbord Inc. from 1999 to 2004. He has over 30 years’ experience in the forest products industry in North America and Europe. Mr. Gammiero’s areas of expertise are business operations and environmental sustainability.
 
ROBERT J. HARDING, Director Since: 1998
Mr. Harding is Chair of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a global asset manager. Mr. Harding is the Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo and a member of the Board. Mr. Harding is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, the United Way of Greater Toronto and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Mr. Harding’s areas of expertise are governance, finance and business management.
 
NEVILLE W. KIRCHMANN, Director Since: 2007
Mr. Kirchmann is President and a Director of Kirchmann Holdings Ltd., a private investment company. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Canada, from 1975 to 1992, and Coca-Cola Southern Africa, from 1965 to 1975, and 1993 to 1995. In addition to his role on the Norbord Board, Mr. Kirchmann is also a Director of Fibre Connections Inc.. Mr. Kirchmann’s areas of expertise are governance, finance, marketing and operations.
 
MARGOT E. NORTHEY, Director Since: 2000
Dr. Northey is a Corporate Director. From 1995 to 2002 Dr. Northey was a Professor at, and Dean of the Queen’s University School of Business. Prior to that, she was an Associate Professor at the University of Western Ontario’s business school. Dr. Northey is the author of numerous articles, books and reports on a broad range of contemporary topics in business, corporate affairs, communications and the humanities. In addition to her role on the Norbord Board, Dr. Northey is a Director of British Columbia Transmission Corp., and Wawanesa Insurance. Dr. Northey’s areas of expertise are governance, communications and marketing.
 
J. BARRIE SHINETON, Director Since: 2004
Mr. Shineton was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation in 2004. He has held various positions with Norbord, including Executive Vice President, Wood Products of Norbord Inc., President, Norbord Industries Inc. and Managing Director, Norbord Limited (UK). Mr. Shineton has more than 30 years of experience in the forest products industry, having held senior marketing, sales and operations positions for companies in North America and Europe. Mr. Shineton is a Director of Stella-Jones Inc., a North American producer and marketer of industrial pressure treated wood products, including railway ties and utility poles. Mr. Shineton’s areas of expertise are sales, marketing and operations management, both nationally and internationally.