Lees Seymour

Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Hoturoa te tangata
Ko Pirongia te maunga
Ko Kāwhia moana te moana    
Ko Ngāti Hikairo te iwi
Ko Waipapa te marae
Tihei mauri ora !

Lees currently holds the positions of Strategic Advisor – Global Forest Partners (U.S.A), Director Timberlands Limited ( Kaingaroa Timberlands), Director Wakatū Incorporation, Managing Director Nelson Consulting Group, Tainui Kāwhia Incorporation Committee of Management and Forest and Wood Products Industry Transformation Plan – Chair.

Previous Executive Roles include:

2018 – 2020 Executive General Manager – OneFortyOne New Zealand ( ex Nelson Forests)

2007 – 2018 Managing Director, Nelson Management Ltd ( Nelson Forests)

2002 - 2007 Managing Director of Weyerhaeuser New Zealand Inc

Previous Directorships include:

Cawthron Institute

Previous Roles with Forest Industry Associations include:

Wood Council of New Zealand – Board member

New Zealand Forest Owners Association, 2002–  2012 ( Promotions Chair), 2018 - 2020

New Zealand Forest Industries Council,  2005-2006 - Chair

NZ Wood - Chair