Experience

BC Wood Specialties Group

• Manager, Specifiers Program

  • 2007 - Present

  Roy Manion heads up BC Wood’s Specifiers Program which is designed to create an awareness of value-added wood products from BC’s wood industry for the architect, designer, construction and engineer communities Roy’s ultimate objective is to insure all who are tasked with specifying or sourcing wood products have a working knowledge of the world-class wood products being produced in British Columbia through Lunch & Learn sessions, group seminars, organized factory tours and one-on-one meetings - all with the common theme of educating his audience on BC’s vibrant, value-added wood industry. To date, Roy has held in excess of 250 sessions. Roy has spent his entire career in the building materials industry during which he has successfully sold and marketed BC manufactured products throughout Canada, the US, Asia and Oceania. For the past six years, Roy has headed up BC Wood's Specifier Program.



Masonite International Corpoation

• Canada
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Asia Pacific

  • 1993 - 2006

  As VP Asia Pacific, Roy was responsible for the sales of BC manufactured doors to Asia Pacific countries including: Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, India, New Zealand and Australia. As VP Asia Pacific, Roy was responsible for the sales of BC manufactured doors to Asia Pacific countries including: Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, India, New Zealand and Australia.



Canfor Corporation

• United States
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

• US Sales Manager

  • 1978 - 1991

  Developed US market for Canadian manufactured panelling products Developed US market for Canadian manufactured panelling products