Luc Thériault Appointed Chair, Juan Carlos Bueno Named Vice Chair, David M. Graham Recognized for Service
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Luc Thériault as Chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Thériault, CEO, Pulp and Wood Products and President – Canada for Domtar, is a respected leader with over 30 years of experience in the forest products industry.
Juan Carlos Bueno joins as Vice Chair of the Board. Mr. Bueno, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director of Mercer International Inc. (Mercer Int.), has tremendous international business experience over his distinguished 30-year career.
FPAC extends its heartfelt gratitude to David M. Graham, President of Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd (Canadian subsidiary), for his outstanding leadership and service as Board Chair. Mr. Graham has been a key figure in advancing FPAC’s mission and supporting Canada’s forest products sector during his tenure.
“We are grateful to David Graham for his unwavering leadership during a period of unprecedented pressures. His commitment to keeping employees and forest-dependent communities front of mind in all that we do has helped us remain resilient and future ready,” FPAC President and CEO, Derek Nighbor, commented. “As Luc and Juan Carlos step into their new roles, we look forward to advancing our work together - embracing new opportunities for growth, innovation, and strengthened collaboration across Canada’s forest sector with the federal government and our national and international partners.”
The past year has underscored the urgent need for regulatory efficiency and improving Canadian forestry’s global competitiveness position.
In Canada, forestry is jobs - in 300 forest-reliant communities from coast-to-coast. Over 200,000 full-time, family-supporting jobs, with another 200,000 Canadians relying on a strong industry for their spin-off jobs in transportation, maintenance, and manufacturing.
FPAC looks forward to continued growth and innovation under its new Board leadership, working together to advance sustainability, create opportunities for families and communities, and strengthen Canada’s position in the global forest products industry.
Biographies
Luc Thériault is the CEO, Pulp and Wood Products and President – Canada for Domtar. Mr. Thériault is a seasoned executive with over 30 years in the forest products industry. Mr. Thériault is a certified public accountant and now serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) as well as Co-Chair representing Eastern Canada on the Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance (CLTA).
Juan Carlos Bueno is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer International. Mr. Bueno is an executive with 30 years of international leadership experience across the pulp, paper, wood products, and chemical industries, having been based in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, the United Kingdom, the United States, and, more recently, Germany, where he currently resides. He is Vice Chair of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and a Director of the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI).
David M. Graham is the President of Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd (Canadian Subsidiary). Since joining Weyerhaeuser in 1991 as an engineer, David has held a variety of senior leadership positions in the company's Wood Products and Timberlands organizations in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. David is now the outgoing Chair of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC).
Background information
• We Grow to Build Canada: A Forest Sector Action Plan
• Annual Report 2025 | Forest Products Association of Canada
About FPAC
FPAC provides a voice for Canada’s wood, pulp, and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. As an industry, we contributed $21B in real GDP in 2024.
Canada's forest products sector is one of the country’s largest employers—providing 200,000 direct jobs and operating in hundreds of communities across the country. Our members are committed to collaborating with Indigenous leaders, government bodies, and other key stakeholders to develop across-Canada action plan aimed at advancing forest health, while supporting workers, communities and our environment for the long term.
