David Evans is the Director of Marketing – New Forests - responsible for managing New Forests Timber Products, which was established to bring marketing services to New Forests’ hardwood investments in Tasmania and mainland Australia. He is responsible for generating markets for the annual 3.5 million GMT of hardwood chip, biomass and log production and maintaining and developing the customer relations across the world market. He has over 30 years of experience in international trade development in North Asia and the woodchip market in particular. David has lived and worked extensively throughout North Asia for 20 years, developing strong relationships with target industries. David has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration specialising in International Finance and Trade from the University of Queensland in Australia. He is fluent in Japanese and specialises in Trade Negotiations and Conflict Resolution.