Nigel Banks Email Address

Senior Vice President Corporate Services

Norbord Industries manufactures, sells, markets, and distributes wood-based panels for construction contractors, and industrial customers.

Highly experienced HR executive with superior strategic thinking as well as a practical hands-on innovative approach to solving business problems. Strong bias for action and results. Proven relationship building skills both with organizations and people from different industries, vocations and levels in organizations. Experience in mining, manufacturing, lumber, high tech and health care.Areas of experience: Strategic planning; OD; talent acquisition, development and management; Leadership development; EHS and occupational health; labour relations; Comp and benefitsOther areas of interest and expertise:1. MBTI certified2. Institute of Corporate Directors - GED program3. Completed classroom Coaching training through CTI [not certification practicum]Past and present activities:•Board member (and N&G Cttee) Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI)•Board member (and Governance Cttee) of Variety Club •Board member of Lower Mainland Assessment and Referral Service (EFAP)•Forest Industrial Relations Advisory Committee•Industry Advisor - to Forest Industrial Relations for the short term disability plan•Full member of HRMA •HRMA – Leadership Forum Member & Committee member•BC Business Council – Employee Relations Forum•Vancouver Board of Trade member•Mentor – Leaders of Tomorrow (Vancouver Board of Trade) & HRMA•Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD)Specialties: Strong strategic HR GeneralistLabour Relations and collaborative process management