Mr. Weaver joined Sun Gro in June 1997 as President. He led a major reorganization effort focused on increased profitability. As part of this effort, the business was decentralized into individual profit centres, corporate overhead was reduced and sales were targeted to the professional growers market. Prior to joining Sun Gro U.S., he worked for Weyerhaeuser Company for 16 years. During his time with Weyerhaeuser, Mr. Weaver worked in a number of successively more senior management positions. His last assignment with Weyerhaeuser was as General Manager of the packaging operation in Salinas, California, where he was responsible for all aspects of the business, with annual sales in excess of $100 million. Mr. Weaver graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts in Education.