Pat Groenhout

Pat Groenhout is one of Australia’s most experienced forestry executives. During his tenure as Managing Director of PF Olsen Australia, the country’s largest independent forestry services provider, he led the management of 165,000 hectares and nearly one million tonnes of annual log harvesting across NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. He has held senior roles at FSC Australia, VicForests, State Forests of NSW, and now serves as Managing Director of Greenwood Strategy, a forestry and natural resources consultancy. Pat holds a Bachelor of Science (Forestry, Honours) from the Australian National University, a Graduate Diploma in Resource Economics from the University of New England, and has completed executive education at INSEAD.