Brian Carlson
Brian Carlson has served as President of ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ Engineered Woods (HEW) since 2007 and has been a Director on the HEW Management Board since 2008. He also serves on the ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ Management Council.
Carlson joined HEW in 1995 as a Resin Scientist at ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ’s R&D facility in Commerce, Georgia. In 1997, he moved to HEW’s headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he held several roles, including Product Sales, National Accounts and Field Sales Director.
Carlson was promoted to Vice President (VP) of Sales & Marketing for HEW in 2000 and added responsibility for Business Development & Strategy in 2003. He was later named VP of Sales / Marketing / Innovation.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the forest products and chemical industries. Prior to ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ, he worked for Temple Inland and Neste Resins.
Carlson holds two degrees from Pennsylvania State University: a BS in Forest Science and an MS in Forest Resources. He also has an MS in Management of Technology from Georgia Institute of Technology.