David K. Ure is the Senior Vice President, Finance of Mercer International Inc., a Nasdaq traded US company and the world’s largest producer of Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft pulp and a producer of biomass-based green electricity and bio-chemicals. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CGA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance from the University of British Columbia. He has over 15 years of experience leading finance functions of Canadian and US publicly traded companies in the forest products and technology spaces, including previous roles as Vice President, Finance at Sierra Wireless Inc., Vice President and Controller at Mercer International Inc., Controller at Catalyst Paper Corp., Controller at Trojan Lithograph Corp., and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary at Finlay Forest Industries Inc..
Dave currently serves on the Board of Performance Biofilaments Inc., a closely held company commercializing cellulose derivative products. He has previously served on the Boards of Powell River Energy Inc., a closely held hydroelectricity producer and the Pulp & Paper Industry Pension Plan, a British Columbian forest products pension investment portfolio manager. He has been active in several of the communities in which he has lived. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors of Semiahmoo House Society, a metro Vancouver based agency providing services and supports to individuals and their families living with intellectual disabilities. He previously served on the Boards of Reach Child Development Centre, a metro Vancouver agency providing clinical therapies and services to children with neurological disorders and Mackenzie Counseling Services, an agency providing supports to vulnerable families with addiction, abuse and other challenges.
Dave lives near Vancouver, BC, with his wife and two teenaged children, one of whom has Autism Spectrum Disorder.
