Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:15 am

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Executive Vice President Brad Southern to the newly created position of chief operating officer.

Southern will continue to oversee the oriented strand board (OSB) operations, a post he has held since 2014. General managers from the company's siding and engineered wood products, as well as sales and marketing and manufacturing services will report to Southern, who in turn will report to CEO Curt Stevens.

Southern joined LP in 1999 as controller for the specialty business. He held a number of increasingly complex operating roles and became general manager of the Siding business in 2004. He held that job until moving to OSB in 2014.