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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.
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Scott Beechie
Vice President/Special Projects
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.
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Dave Taugher
Vice President of Human Resources 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.
Senior Team
Ash Cockcroft: CFO
Stephanie Glasson: 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
David Luce: 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