Executive Board

Steve Swanson – President & CEO

1973 Graduate of Umpqua Community College, and additionally attended University of Oregon from 1972-1977. Joined Superior Lumber Co. (now Swanson Group, Inc.) in 1977 where he started as the Office Manager, and over the years has taken on progressively more responsibility culminating in his role as the President and CEO of Swanson Group beginning in 2001.

Steve Swanson

President and CEO

Joined in 1977

Chris Swanson – Executive Vice President

A third generation owner who graduated from the University of Oregon with a BS in Political Science. Work experience includes more than 3-years of progressive responsibility in mill sales, culminating in the role of stud sales manager. Following that he spent 5-years in operations where he ultimately spent time at both the Glendale Sawmill and the Roseburg Studmill as the location’s top manager. Chris was promoted to VP of Sales & Marketing in 2012.

Chris Swanson

Executive Vice President

Joined in 2003

Jim Dudley – Vice President of Timber Resources

1992 graduate of Humboldt State University with a BS in Wildlife biology. Work experience includes 2 years with Natural Resource Management Company, 5 years with Louisiana Pacific, 3 years with Mendocino Redwood Company, and 11 years with Roseburg Forest Products before joining the Swanson Group in 2013. He held progressive positions of Wildlife Biologist, Timber Cruiser, Log Buyer, Logging Supervisor, and Timber Manager. He is a licensed professional forester and has worked from the redwoods to the Sierras to Alaska buying logs.

Jim Dudley

Vice President
Timber Resources

Joined in 2013

Jeff Remington –VP of Engineering and Mill Services

Attended Centralia Community College and Skagit Valley College before transferring to Oregon State University in 1988 with an emphasis in Forest Products. Work history includes 15 years with TreeSource Industries in progressive roles in manufacturing including multiple facility responsibility at the corporate level. Joined the Swanson Group in 2003 as the Corporate Mill Services Manager overseeing engineering, capital projects, purchasing and environmental compliance, and was recently promoted to his current position VP of Engineering.

Jeff Remington

VP of Manufacturing & Engineering

Joined in 2003

Greg Johnson –Vice President of Sales and Marketing

I was born and raised in Portland Or. After High School I spent some time in college and also as a hunting & fishing guide in Alaska and NE Oregon. After a short lived Ranching / Farming career, I went back to college and Graduated from Oregon State University (EOU Campus in La Grande) with a BS in Rangeland Management. I met my wife Brooke in college and we have been married 15 years. We have 4 very active children Cody, Caden, Jacob, Julia. Most evenings and weekends we can be found at a baseball field or gymnasium watching kids playing sports. When we finally get time away from sport we enjoy Hunting, Fishing & camping together as a family. I have been in the wood products business since 2001 and started with Swanson in the sales department 2003.

Greg Johnson

Vice President
Sales and Marketing

Joined in 2013

Shannon Smith, VP Human Resources

Attended Oregon State University, majoring in Psychology. Her HR career started in 2002 at National Frozen Foods. Her introduction to wood products was as an HR Generalist at Weyerhaeuser in 2004. Over the next several years through acquisitions she worked for Flakeboard America and Arauco being promoted to the positions of HR Manager and Regional HR Manager. She joined Swanson Group in 2015 as HR Director and became a member of the Executive team in August of 2020.

Shannon Smith

VP Human Resources

Joined in 2015

McKenzie Perry, VP Finance/CFO

Born and raised near Seattle, WA. 2012 graduate of Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Married in 2011 and moved to Oregon with her husband. Joined Swanson Group in 2013 and held progressive positions of Accountant, Controller and Corporate Controller before becoming the VP of Finance / Chief Financial Officer. In off time, enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and son (2016).

Committed to business and individual success.

MacKenzie Perry

VP Finance/CFO

Joined in 2013

McKenzie Perry, VP Finance/CFO

Bio Coming Soon............

Cameron Krauss

VP of Legal

Joined in 2021