NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 31, 2016) – Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE: LPX) today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Executive Vice President Brad Southern to the newly created position of chief operating officer for the purpose of implementing its orderly management succession plan.
Southern will continue to oversee the oriented strand board (OSB) operations, a post he has held since 2014. General managers from the company's siding and engineered wood products, as well as sales and marketing and manufacturing services will report to Southern, who in turn will report to CEO Curt Stevens.
“I'm very pleased to have Brad in this position as his experience will be invaluable as we continue to take advantage of an improving housing market,” Stevens said.
“As the LP Board has done in the past, we are making sure we have qualified internal successors to assume leadership when the time comes.”
Southern joined LP in 1999 as controller for the specialty business. He held a number of increasingly complex operating roles and became general manager of the Siding business in 2004. He held that job until moving to OSB in 2014.
"Brad was the primary architect of the siding segment strategy that we put in place during the housing downturn," Stevens said. "That strategy has played a large role in the phenomenal growth we have seen in siding. Since heading up OSB, he's been instrumental in improving our operating performance there, too."
Southern began his forest products career with MacMillan Bloedel as a forester, where he held a variety of jobs in forestry, strategic planning, finance, accounting and plant management. Il détient un baccalauréat en sciences et une maîtrise en ressources forestières de la University of Georgia.
About LP Building Solutions - As a leader in high-performance building solutions, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions, NYSE: LPX) manufactures engineered wood building products that meet the demands of builders worldwide. Its extensive offerings include innovative and dependable building products and accessories, such as LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding, LP Structural Solutions portfolio (LP WeatherLogic® Air & Water Barrier, LP Legacy® Premium Sub-Flooring, LP® TechShield® Radiant Barrier, LP® FlameBlock® Fire-Rated Sheathing and more), oriented strand board (OSB), LP® TopNotch® Sub-Flooring, LP® Outdoor Building Solutions®, and LP Elements® Performance Fencing. Outre les solutions de produits, LP offre un service et des garanties à la pointe du secteur. Depuis sa création en 1972, LP construit un monde meilleur (Building a Better World™) en aidant ses clients à construire de belles maisons durables. Basée à Nashville, dans le Tennessee, LP exploite 26 usines aux États-Unis, au Canada, au Chili et au Brésil. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur LPCorp.com.