OREANDA-NEWS. October 04, 2012. RusForest AB (publ) (“RusForest” or the “Company”), a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, announces the appointment of Peter Nilsson as Director of Sales and Production, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Peter Nilsson joins RusForest with 30 years of forestry experience. He was most recently CEO of Sodra Timber AB, a Swedish sawmilling company with nine sawmills and annual production of more than 1.7 million cubic meters of sawnwood. Previously, Mr. Nilsson was CEO of Geijer & Soner AB and held various positions at SCA Timber AB, including CEO of the UK operation. Mr. Nilsson has also served on several boards in the sawnwood distribution and homebuilding industries.

Garrett Soden, the Company’s CEO, commented, “Peter has extensive experience in the sawmilling industry and is a valuable addition to the RusForest management team. He will expand our sawnwood sales into more attractive markets, improve productivity at the sawmills and strengthen internal logistics from our forest resources to the end customer.”