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The Director of the CSIRO Institute of Plant Production and Processing, Dr John Radcliffe, announced today that the Divisions of Forestry and Forest Products would be integrated to form a new Division from mid January 1996.
This decision follows a recommendation from a performance evaluation of the Division of Forest Products undertaken in May 1995 by a panel largely drawn from industry. Dr Glen Kile will be the Chief of the new Division.
The new unified Division will bring CSIRO's forestry and forest products research together within a single industry business framework, enhancing the innovative opportunities for an industry undergoing considerable change.
Dr Radcliffe paid tribute to Dr Warren Hewertson who will have completed his term as Chief of Forest Products in January 1996. Dr Hewertson will be continuing his long and distinguished contribution to Australian forest industries as Chief Research Scientist in the new Division with special responsibilities for the continued commercial development of a number of new forest products technologies.
The evaluation panel was chaired by Professor Ian Ferguson of the University of Melbourne. Other members were Professor Bart Banks of the University of Wales; Ron Adams, Bunnings; Len Johnson, ANM; Karl Kny, Amcor Paper and Dr Ken Old, CSIRO Division of Forestry.
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Dr John Radcliffe
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