Brian J. McLeod
Brian was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, attended Eastglen Composite High School, and graduated from the University of Alberta, with First Class Standing in the Faculty of Business Administration and Commerce. Since then, Brian's career has included a series of progressively more senior management positions with a number of public companies, along with his ownership and management of various private corporations. His management positions have included:
- General Manager, Marathon Forest Products Ltd.
- General Manager, Panel Board Sales and Marketing, West Fraser Mills Ltd.
- Director of Marketing and Vice President, Ranger MDF Inc.
Brian has also created, built and managed a number of his own companies, including:
- Foundwood Systems Ltd.
- Marketing Results Inc.
- McLeod Heavy Industries LLP.
- Panel Source International Inc.
Brian has been credited with the invention of "Non-Contract Commodity Basis Trading" for Lumber Futures traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the creation of inter-modal forest product shipments for manufacturing plants, wholesalers and distributors in North America, and the successful introduction of Medium Density Fiberboard to such markets as Japan, Singapore, Australia, Sweden, and Kuwait. His career has seen Brian travel and develop markets throughout the world, including North America, Western and Eastern Europe, South East Asia, Oceania and the Middle East.
In addition to his general management skills, Brian also has a strong background in corporate finance, marketing, and operations. He is also registered as an expert witness for the United States Department of Justice, and has consulted on various cases with this agency.
After successfully selling his most recent company, in November of 2010, Brian joined the Robert McLeod Team as Vice-President, Operations.
Married in 1971 to Colleen, Brian is the proud father of Sandy, James and Robert, and the deliriously happy grandfather of Ilianna and Noah. In his spare time, Brian has been a member of the Jaycees Club of Edmonton, where he served as Executive Vice-President, a Member of the Forest Products Advisory Committee for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a founding member of the Parkland-St. Albert Rotary Club, and a general member of the Optimist Club of St. Albert. He also serves as a columnist for the St. Albert Gazette newspaper, and has recently begun writing his long-delayed first novel, "Our Sunday Cousins".
His favorite business quotation: "Don't tell me how hard you worked, tell me what you've accomplished", a saying generally accredited to American businessman, Jim Ling (LTV Industries).
