Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, commonly known as "LP", is a United States building materials manufacturer.

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Jimmy Mason joined LP in 2006 and assumed the role as head of the OSB business in February 2022. He has over 20 years of manufacturing operations and leadership experience. At LP, Jimmy first held the role of plant operations superintendent at LP Roxboro. He later held the same position at LP Roaring River, where he was promoted to plant manager. In 2015, he was appointed regional operations manager for the Siding business and became regional operations director for the Siding business in January 2018. He was promoted to vice president, manufacturing operations for the Siding business in October 2018. Prior to joining LP, Mr. Mason held positions with International Paper and Milliken & Company. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a professional option in Operations Management from Auburn University.



Jimmy Mason

Jason Ringblom joined LP in 2004 and assumed the role as head of Siding in January 2022. In his time with LP, Jason has held a variety of positions, including executive vice president of OSB and EWP, vice president of OSB sales and marketing, regional sales manager for the eastern division of the United States, general sales manager for the southeast region, and OSB sales manager. He holds a B.S. in Forest Products Marketing & Business Management from the University of Minnesota.



Jason Ringblom

Jeff Sweet joined LP in June 2018 as a Corporate Engineering Manager and was quickly promoted to Siding Engineering Manager in January 2019. In September 2022, Sweet was elevated to his current role as Vice President of Engineering where he oversees the company’s corporate engineering and maintenance groups. His responsibilities include managing LP’s capital investments and reliability improvement efforts. Prior to LP, Sweet held roles at Stantec, an engineering services firm, and Ocean Steel & Construction in Saint John, New Brunswick. He holds a civil engineering degree from the University of New Brunswick and is a registered engineer in New Brunswick, Canada, and Maine.



Jeff Sweet

Jeff Yelle is a 26-year LP veteran, beginning as a Siding Regional Quality Manager in 1996. His previous roles at LP include Plant Manager at the former Silsbee, Texas OSB mill, Siding Product and Process Development Manager, Corporate Quality Manager, Master Data Lead, IT Manager, IT Center of Excellence Director, and most recently as Oriented Strand Board Technology and Quality Director. He was elevated to Chief Information Officer in September 2022; in this role, he ensures information technology meets the needs of LP’s various business units. Prior to LP, Yelle served as a Quality Supervisor at Trus Joist MacMillan. He earned his bachelor’s degree in forest products at the University of Minnesota and a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Lipscomb University.



Jeff Yelle

Jose Bayardo, age 50, became a director of LP in December 2021. He is a member of the Finance and Audit Committee and Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Bayardo began his career in 1993 as a Consultant for FM Global until he joined Tucker Anthony in 1998 as an Associate. In 2000, Bayardo migrated to J.P. Morgan as a Senior Associate and Sector Manager. Beginning in 2003, Bayardo spent nine years with Complete Production Services, Inc. as Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer. In 2012, he joined Continental Resources as Senior Vice President, Resource and Business Development before joining National Oilwell Varco in 2015 where he currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Bayardo earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.



Jose Bayardo

Craig Miles joined LP in 2004 as a retail brand manager before being promoted to director of sales in 2010. He briefly transitioned to another company before returning to LP in 2018 to take on the role of business marketing manager until his promotion to director of national sales and marketing for OSB in 2020. In November 2021, he was promoted to vice president, national sales, OSB marketing and planning. Craig holds an MBA from the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester and a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business.

Craig Miles

Hamill brings more than 30 years of experience to his role. He joined LP in 2013 as a Regional Engineering Manager based in Canada and was promoted to Corporate Engineering Manager in 2016. He then took on the role of Vice President, Engineering in 2017 before being promoted to Vice President, Siding Manufacturing. Hamill has proven to be a highly capable leader at LP. Among his many accomplishments, Hamill led several Siding capacity expansion projects, including the conversions of Swan Valley, Dawson Creek, Houlton, and Sagola. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick and is a certified Project Management Professional and registered professional engineer.

Tony Hamill

Prior to joining LP, Howald served as Senior Manager of the [Thomas Group](/org/thomas-insulation-inc), a management consulting firm, in Dallas from 2000-2011. He earned an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at [Indiana University](/org/indiana-university) and a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from [Franklin College](/org/franklin-college).

Aaron Howald

Derek Doyle

Neil Sherman joined LP in 1994 and was appointed president of Entekra in July 2021. Prior to this, he served as executive vice president, general manager of Siding. He previously was the senior vice president of Engineered Wood Products, vice president of Procurement, Logistics and Supply Management and the director of Business Development and Corporate Real Estate for LP. Sherman holds a B.S. in Waste and Waste Water Management from Humboldt State University.

Neil Sherman

F. Nicholas Grasberger III, age 55, became a director of LP in June 2019.  Mr. Grasberger is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [Harsco](/org/harsco) Corporation, a global market leader providing environmental solutions for industrial waste streams and innovative technologies for the rail and energy sectors. He joined [Harsco](/org/harsco) in 2013 as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2014. He became Chairman in October 2018. Prior to joining [Harsco](/org/harsco), he served as Managing Director of the Precision Polymers Division of [Fenner PLC](/org/fenner-plc). Earlier, he spent four years with [Armstrong World Industries](/org/armstrong-world-industries-inc), first as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and later as Executive Vice President of Building Products and Asia Pacific. Mr. Grasberger also held the positions of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Kennametal, Inc., and as Corporate Treasurer and Director of Corporate Planning at H.J. Heinz Company. He started his career with USX Corp. 

F. Nickolas Grasberger III

W. Bradley Southern, age 58, became a director of LP in 2017.  Mr. Southern has been Chief Executive Officer of LP since July 1, 2017. Mr. Southern served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from November 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.  Prior to that, Mr. Southern served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of OSB in 2015 and Senior Vice President of Siding in 2012.  Mr. Southern started with LP in 1999 and held multiple positions with increasing responsibilities before being named Vice President of Specialty Operations in 2004.  Mr. Southern has a B.S. and a master’s degree in Forest Resources, both from the [University of Georgia](/org/university-of-georgia).  

Brad Southern

Frederick Price joined LP in 1998. In his role as general manager of LP South America, he is responsible for all aspects of LP’s South American business and operations, including governance as a member of the LP South America Board of Directors. Price holds a MBA from the University of Los Andes in Columbia and a bachelor’s degree in electric civil engineering from the University of Chile in Santiago.

Frederick Price

Mike Blosser

Nicole Daniel joined LP in September 2019. In her role, Daniel leads all aspects of the company’s legal activities, including compliance, corporate governance, litigation, regulatory, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and legal consultation to LP’s business and manufacturing operations. Prior to this, Daniel served as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Ciner Resources LP, a leading producer of natural soda ash. She previously held general counsel and compliance leadership roles at OCI Enterprises and Albemarle Corp. Daniel holds a J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a B.A. in Government from the College of William & Mary.

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