Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) announced several internal changes to its executive management team. The organizational changes will be effective March 1, 2015. Mike Sims will become senior vice president sales and marketing. Brad Southern will become executive vice president OSB, replacing Jeff Wagner, who will retire from LP mid-year.

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Louisiana-Pacific announces management team changes effective March 1

Feb 12, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) announced several internal changes to its executive management team. The organizational changes will be effective March 1, 2015, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. 

CEO Curt Stevens said, “These changes provide opportunities for LP to benefit from the shared perspectives and best practices across businesses as we continue to develop our top leadership talent.”

The changes effective March 1 include:

- Mike Sims will become senior vice president sales and marketing. He will replace Rick Olszewski, executive vice president of sales, marketing and South America, who is retiring from LP at the end of March. Frederick Price, president of LP South America, will report directly to Stevens.

- Brad Southern will become executive vice president OSB, replacing Jeff Wagner, who will retire from LP mid-year. In the interim, Wagner will be executive vice president Growth and Innovation, reporting directly to Stevens.

- Brian Luoma will serve as executive vice president Siding, replacing Southern in that position.

- Neil Sherman will become senior vice president, EWP, replacing Luoma in that position.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is a leading manufacturer of quality engineered wood building materials including OSB, structural framing products, and exterior siding for use in residential, industrial and light commercial construction.