Roseburg names new COO
Forest and building products producer Roseburg announced that Stuart Gray has been appointed chief operating officer, effective immediately.
The role is a newly created position at the Springfield, Ore.-based company.
According to Roseburg, the company’s ongoing growth in a complex and fast-paced business environment drove it to create a new role to leverage Gray’s skillset and experience.
“As we continue to expand Roseburg’s business, our business context and related challenges are also increasing,” Roseburg President and CEO Grady Mulbery said. “Adding a COO to our leadership structure is a very effective way to help continue our success. Stuart’s leadership and growth with our strategic business development initiatives demonstrate that he’s the right fit for this role.”
Roseburg’s executive team will remain intact and move forward with their current roles and responsibilities, the company said.
As COO, Gray will assume oversight for operations, sales, human resources, and EHS (environment, health, and safety). The three current senior vice presidents for those functions will fall within the scope of the COO.
Gray joined Roseburg in 2017 as senior vice president and general counsel, overseeing the company’s strategic business development, compliance, and environmental teams. Prior, he spent 12 years in roles of progressive responsibility with The Home Depot Inc.’s legal department, and two more as vice president and deputy general counsel at Sears Holding Corporation.
Roseburg produces particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, and thermally fused laminates. The company also manufactures softwood and hardwood plywood, lumber, LVL, and I-joists.
Additionally, Roseburg owns and sustainably manages more than 600,000 acres of timberland in Oregon, North Carolina, and Virginia, as well as an export wood chip terminal facility in Coos Bay, Ore.