Leadership
Mapping our course forward.
Mapping our course forward.
Port Blakely’s executive management team advances the ideals and best practices of corporate and environmental stewardship.
Their leadership preserves family ownership while strengthening the legacy that has defined Port Blakely for more than a century, ensuring today’s decisions positively impact our forests, our people, and the communities connected to them.
Mike Warjone
Mike Warjone is Chief Executive Officer of Port Blakely, leading enterprise-wide strategy and operations across the company’s forestry businesses in the United States and New Zealand. With nearly 30 years at Port Blakely, he has played a central role in advancing climate-smart forestry, natural climate solutions, and long-term growth. A fourth-generation descendant of the company’s founders, Mike brings deep operational expertise and a stewardship-focused perspective to the company’s future.
Mike Warjone
Mike Warjone is Chief Executive Officer of Port Blakely, leading enterprise-wide strategy and operations across the company’s forestry businesses in the United States and New Zealand. With nearly 30 years at Port Blakely, he has played a central role in advancing climate-smart forestry, natural climate solutions, and long-term growth. A fourth-generation descendant of the company’s founders, Mike brings deep operational expertise and a stewardship-focused perspective to the company’s future.
Kim Eiring
Kim leads Port Blakely’s financial strategy, overseeing planning, analysis, and resource management to support the company’s long-term vision and operational resilience. She joined in 2021 with senior financial leadership experience across sectors including building materials, technology, and commercial fishing. A CPA and Deloitte alumna, Kim holds degrees in accounting, finance, and nonprofit leadership.
Kim Eiring
Kim leads Port Blakely’s financial strategy, overseeing planning, analysis, and resource management to support the company’s long-term vision and operational resilience. She joined in 2021 with senior financial leadership experience across sectors including building materials, technology, and commercial fishing. A CPA and Deloitte alumna, Kim holds degrees in accounting, finance, and nonprofit leadership.
Liz Marzolf
Liz leads Port Blakely’s people strategy, guiding initiatives that strengthen employee experience, culture, and organizational development. She brings senior leadership experience from Starbucks, Accenture, and the nonprofit sector, and holds a BA in Neuroscience, an MEd, and a PhD in educational leadership and organizational change.
Liz Marzolf
Liz leads Port Blakely’s people strategy, guiding initiatives that strengthen employee experience, culture, and organizational development. She brings senior leadership experience from Starbucks, Accenture, and the nonprofit sector, and holds a BA in Neuroscience, an MEd, and a PhD in educational leadership and organizational change.
Phil Taylor
Phil oversees operations for Port Blakely’s New Zealand Forestry Division, including forestry, essential oils, barge, and carbon projects. With more than four decades in the industry, he brings expertise across the full forestry value chain and serves in national leadership roles. Phil holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science from the University of Otago.
Phil Taylor
Phil oversees operations for Port Blakely’s New Zealand Forestry Division, including forestry, essential oils, barge, and carbon projects. With more than four decades in the industry, he brings expertise across the full forestry value chain and serves in national leadership roles. Phil holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science from the University of Otago.
Gareth Waugh
Gareth Waugh is President of U.S. Forestry at Port Blakely, where he leads the company’s Washington and Oregon forest operations, guiding strategy and land management to ensure healthy forests and long-term value. With more than 25 years at Port Blakely across U.S. and New Zealand operations, he brings a global perspective and a commitment to cultivating healthy forests.
Gareth Waugh
Gareth Waugh is President of U.S. Forestry at Port Blakely, where he leads the company’s Washington and Oregon forest operations, guiding strategy and land management to ensure healthy forests and long-term value. With more than 25 years at Port Blakely across U.S. and New Zealand operations, he brings a global perspective and a commitment to cultivating healthy forests.