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Timber Development UK (TDUK) has appointed Patrick Guest as executive chair.
This is a new role uniting the Board Governance functions of the Chair with additional support for the CEO and Executive Team.
Guest succeeds Chris Sutton, former managing director of James Latham, who had held the position of Chair since 2021.
Sutton will continue to work with TDUK as an Ambassador for the trade.
Guest said: “TDUK is now well placed to lead the discussion and development of timber in the UK. My role is to support TDUK’s continued development and help establish it as the voice of a growing industry, representing the whole supply chain. I am excited to be taking this role on and look forward to getting out to member meetings across the country.”
The changes became effective from July 1 following the Governing Board meeting of June 18. The meeting also saw the appointment of three new directors: Simon Woods, European sales, marketing & logistics director at West Fraser UK; Greg Cooper, managing director, hybrid structures; and Greg Pickett, managing director at Taylor Maxwell and former chair of East Anglia Timber Trade Association.
