CAMPBELL
RIVER, BC, July 25, 2024 /CNW/ - Ehattesaht
Chinehkint First Nation Chief and Chair of Strategic Natural
Resource Consultants' (SNRC) Board of Directors, Simon John, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Domenico Iannidinardo
as the new CEO of SNRC. With offices in Campbell River, Nanaimo, Port
McNeill, Prince George, and
Fort St. John, SNRC is the largest
Indigenous-owned natural resource consulting firm in B.C.,
employing over 150 professionals. Iannidinardo joins SNRC with over
25 years of industry experience and most recently served as Senior
Vice President, Chief Forester, and Chief Development Officer of
Mosaic Forest Management, one of B.C.'s largest forest companies
and landowners.
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"Natural resource management and emergency response services for
Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses and communities are
getting even more important with each passing season." said John.
"Domenico's breadth of operational and governance experience along
with his well-respected professional reputation is the type of
leadership our team and our clients need to meet the challenges
that come with change."
"SNRC has built a strong brand over the last two decades and I'm
honoured to lead this innovative, Indigenous-owned enterprise,"
noted Iannidinardo. "We have a dedicated group of professionals
that continue to exceed client expectations by delivering creative
solutions on an increasingly complex land base."
Co-founder and outgoing CEO, Niels
Jorgensen, will be remaining with SNRC to spearhead specific
projects such as wildfire and incident management as well as
assisting with the transition to the new leadership. "As a founder,
I am really excited about Domenico coming on board. This is a time
of huge change in our industry and I am eager to work with Domenico
as part of this transition. The Ehattesaht have been incredibly
positive for our company and our people, and we continue to build a
stronger team." said Jorgensen.
About Strategic Natural Resource Consultants SNRC was
founded in 2003 and has grown to be the largest Indigenous-owned
natural resource consulting firm in B.C. The company is 100%
Canadian, with Ehattesaht Chinehkint First Nation as the majority
shareholder and employees owning the balance. SNRC supplies
resource management and emergency response field and advisory
services to clients in BC and across Canada, including forestry, tourism, mining,
advanced geomatics, real estate, renewable power and marine
resources, specializing in all forms of tenure and incident
management, wildfire fighting, Indigenous & government
relations, traditional ecological knowledge integration, and
cultural policy implementation.
About Domenico
Iannidinardo
Domenico
Iannidinardo is an award-winning resource and land
management professional, with over two decades of industry
leadership experience. He served as Senior Vice-President, Chief
Forester and Chief Development Officer at Mosaic Forest Management.
He's the only person in Canada to
concurrently hold accreditations of Professional Forester,
Biologist and Engineer. Among other leadership roles, he was the
founding chair of the Canadian Forest
Owners and President of Couverdon Realty Ltd.
SOURCE Strategic Natural Resource Consultants Inc