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GreenFirst announces the appointment of Alfred Colas as chief financial officer

GreenFirst Forest Products announced the appointment of Alfred Colas as its chief financial officer, effective April 4, 2022. Michael Liggett is transitioning to an ongoing consultative role.

The company issued a statement noting that GreenFirst and its board of directors thank Liggett for his significant contribution with the Rayonier Advanced Materials asset acquisition and his participation in building GreenFirst. The company commended his commitment to continuing to work with it.

“It has been my great privilege to serve as CFO at GreenFirst. I am proud of GreenFirst’s growth and financial performance over the past year. The organization is well-positioned for long-term success and with the great team of people at GreenFirst I am optimistic about the Company’s future,” said Liggett.

Colas brings with him extensive experience in finance, including corporate governance, finance management and M&A integrations. Most recently, he was the CFO of Excellon Resources.

“We wish to thank Michael Liggett for his active involvement in the business. We respect his decision to stay in B.C. for family matters and appreciate that he will continue to work with us,” said Rick Doman, CEO of GreenFirst. “We are pleased to have Alfred Colas join GreenFirst as our CFO. Alfred’s success and experience as a public company CFO, his financial expertise and his outstanding leadership qualities are a great addition to our executive team.”