Hancock’s Matt Duprey Named NeLMA Chair
Hancock Lumber, Casco, Me., Chief Sales Officer, Matt Duprey, has been elected as the newest Chairman of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. (NeLMA). Established in 1933, NeLMA is the rules-writing agency for eastern white pine lumber and the grading authority for the SPF’s grouping of species that includes eastern spruce, balsam fir, red pine, and other commercially important softwood lumber species grown in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions.
A part of Hancock since 1994, Duprey first started in the yard at the Casco mill, eventually working his way through various positions and into his current role as Chief Sales Officer. He currently oversees the logistics and mill scheduling group, along with all customer relations programs for Hancock Lumber’s eastern white pine business. Prior to his appointment as NeLMA Chairman, Duprey served as the chair of their marketing committee for a decade.
Continuing a long-standing Hancock Lumber tradition, Duprey joins a trio of past Hancock leaders who also served as chair of NeLMA. Kenneth Hancock served two terms as Chairman from 1940-1944, while his son, David Hancock, served in that position from 1977-1979. The company’s first non-Hancock president, Toby Hammond, served as NeLMA chair from 1986-1989.
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