Timeline
Olympic founded by Jack McKinnon. Ted Hansen named as President
1972
Established Pacific Pine Department
1986
Established Cedar Department
1991
Steve Granger named as President
1992
Gerry Pankratz named as President
Established East Asia Export team
2008
Established Log Department
Established Ocean Freight for the whole FCTG
2010
Established South Asia/ Middle East Export Team
2012
Established SYP Department
2014
Established Derivative and Futures Department
2015
Established European Import Department
2016
Established Hardwood Department
2017
Since our establishment in 1972, Olympic has focused on measured, sustainable growth through hard work, a spirit of innovation, and an eye toward the future. The past ten years have seen a marked change in our lumber supply business, as we’ve developed new business channels, increased our product offerings, seized new opportunities, and ushered in a new generation of lumber traders and support staff.
President's Message
Gerry Pankratz
President
Leadership
Lawrence Chan
Controller
Darcy Mercer
Head of People & Culture
Margo Yang
Head of International Department & Trade Compliance
Traders
Aaron Riemersma
Trader, North America
Blake Moran
Trader, North America
Charles Nwoye
Trader, North America
Charlie Thorpe
Trader, North America
Craig Young
Trader, North America
Fraser Hesby
Trader, North America
George Dunn
Trader, North America/International
Gibran Ramole
Trader, North America
Greg Tanner
Trader, North America
Jacqueline Wong
Trader, North America
Joel Alexander
Trader, North America
Justin Dhah
Trader, North America
Matt Froese
Trader, North America
Matt Maguire
Trader, North America
Matt Pegios
Trader, North America
Mike Mischke
Trader, North America/International
Rick Morrow
Trader, North America/International
Stefan Lyren
Trader, North America
Steve Galvin
Trader, North America
Steven Shott
Trader, North America
Taylor Fentiman
Trader, North America
Tristen Di Curzio
Trader, North America
Warren Reece
Trader, North America
Zach Yan
Trader, North America/International
Marilyn Hollick
Trader Trainee
Manufacturing
Bruce Tays
Manufacturing
Jon Sitter
Manufacturing
Matt Vyner
Manufacturing
Terry Baker
Manufacturing
Operations
Alyssa Wandler
Remanufacturing & Reload Coordinator
Chris Irwin
Network Administrator
Elise Quest
Accounts Payable Support
Janett Gonzalez
Invoicing Coordinator
Jazlyn Lam
Invoicing Coordinator
Jojo Boerman
Credit Assistant
Karen Rose
Receptionist & Trader Support
Kerri Vyner
Remanufacturing Coordinator
Kinga Kukla
Reload & Invoicing Coordinator
Kirsten Finley
Senior People & Culture Specialist
Lindsay Elliott
Domestic Invoicing Coordinator
Matteo Friend
Digital Marketing Specialist
Mavi Magsaysay
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Michael Louie
International Operations Supervisor
Rick Secret
Credit Manager
Rita Chan
International Operations Coordinator
Yolanda Zhong
Logistics Manager
Zoe
Accounts Retrievable Assistant
Data & Derivatives
Tony Li
Head of Derivatives & Data
Andie Ku
Derivatives Data Engineer
Andrii Ohiienko
Full-Stack Data Developer
Andy Zhang
Machine Learning Engineer
Artem Pazych
Derivatives Analyst
Nosirjon Juraev
Data Scientist
Yupei Ma
Data Engineer Intern
Ziyao Cui
Data Analyst
Annual Revenue
Company Structure
Transaction Activity
Forest City Trading Group
250k+
Transactions
6B
Sales
375+
Traders
12
Independent trading entities
59
Years in business