Bill R. Adams

Bill Adams, Vice President, Sustainability & Innovation of Mercer since 2019, has worked in a wide range of leadership roles in both Canada and the United States over the past 33 years, with his roles focused on engineering, manufacturing, and corporate development. These roles took place with Weyerhaeuser and Domtar before joining Canfor in 2014 where Bill served as the Sr. Director, Sustainability, Strategy & Innovation based in Vancouver. Prior to this role, Mr. Adams served as the Manager of Engineering & Strategy Planning at Domtar’s Kamloops mill in British Columbia.

Bill Adams is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA in International Management from APIU. He has been a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia since 1987 and currently serves on the board of FPInnovations.