Thunder Bay’s Centre for Research & Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) is welcoming a new leader to its ranks. The organization announced on Feb. 11 that Scott Jackson has been tapped to become its next CEO. As of Feb. 18, he’ll be replacing Chris Walton, who had served in the role for the last seven years. CRIBE said in a social media post that the change was “part of a planned transition with the board of directors.” Jackson has spent more than 25 years in the field of forest management and natural resource policy. Most recently, he was the director of conservation biology at the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC). Previously, he was the manager of forest products for the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA). He holds a bachelor of science degree in environmental biology from Queen’s University, as well as a master’s degree in forest conservation from the University of Toronto.