The Truck Loggers Association’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of their new Executive Director, Peter Lister, effective Thursday, May 15, 2025.  

Peter has been involved in the forest sector for over 25 years. As an engineer, he started his career working in sawmills to improve lumber recovery, sawing systems and sawblade maintenance processes. He later worked for an equipment supplier, managing new product development for wood rooms and OSB mills. 

Peter Lister

In 2008, Peter became the general manager and national research director for the Forest Engineering Institute of Canada (FERIC) where he was responsible for western operations and the Canada-wide research program.   

In 2009, when FERIC merged to create FPInnovations, Peter became vice president of the Forest Operations Division with full responsibility for research, membership, bottom-line financial performance and over 200 staff across Canada. Peter worked closely with industry members and federal and provincial governments to deliver a wide range of programs focused on expanding markets, developing new technologies, improving processes, worker safety and environmental performance. 

In 2016, Peter joined Seaspan Marine providing tugboat services and transportation for the coastal BC forest sector. As senior vice president, Peter led a team responsible for Seaspan’s business development, sales and customer service activities, was accountable for the bottom-line financial performance of commercial contracts, and worked to enhance Seaspan’s reputation for high-quality, reliable and safe marine transportation services.  

Peter has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia and is a registered professional engineer in BC.  He volunteers as vice-chair on the board of directors for the Pacific Salmon Foundation and is an Institute of Corporate Directors member. 

“I am pleased to welcome Peter to the TLA,” said Dorian Uzzell, TLA president. “He brings an expansive knowledge of the forest industry, and government relations experience to the executive director role and is an excellent addition to our team. I believe he will work hard for our members and the sustainability of timber harvesting contractors in BC. I’m confident he is the right person to lead the TLA through the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. We look very forward to working with him.”