Stella-Jones Inc. appoints independent Director, Katherine A. Lehman as the Company’s Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Ms. Lehman has served on Stella-Jones’ Board of Directors and Audit Committee since 2016. She is Managing Partner at Hilltop Private Capital LLC, a private equity firm based in New York and has garnered more than a decade of experience in private equity executive roles and board memberships, including public and private and profit and not-for-profit entities.

Holding a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lehman’s background in financial analysis, capital allocation and her governance expertise positions her well to lead Stella-Jones’ Board.

President and CEO, Brian McManus said, “The appointment of an independent Chair is one of many steps toward the implementation of a robust corporate governance framework, drawing on the Board’s collective experience while welcoming new and refreshed perspectives”.

Stella-Jones Inc. is a leading producer and marketer of pressure treated wood products. The Company supplies North America’s railroad operators with railway ties and timbers, and the continent’s electrical utilities and telecommunication companies with utility poles.