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John Baird
Chairman at
CANFOR CORPORATION
Net worth: 1 M $ as of 2026-07-30
Profile
John Russell Baird is currently Chairman at Canfor Corp.
and Canfor Pulp Products, Inc. since 2016.
He is Director at PineBridge Capital Partners LLC, Canadian Pacific Railway Co. since 2015, FWD Group Ltd. (United Kingdom) since 2015, Friends of Israel Initiative since 2015, and Pinebridge Investments LP since 2015.
He serves as Non-Executive Director at FWD Group Management Holdings Ltd. since 2015 and President at Grantham Finchley Consulting, Inc. since 2015.
He is Independent Director at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. and Independent Non-Executive Director at FWD Management Holdings Ltd. and FWD Group Holdings Ltd. since 2021.
Former roles include Independent Director at OR Royalties, Inc. from 2020 to 2024; Director at FWD Ltd. and FWD ProInsure Ltd. from 2015 to 2024; Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Government of Canada from 2011 to 2015; Government House Leader at Ontario Legislature; Member of the House of Lords; and President of the Canada Treasury Board from 2006 to 2007.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Queen's University, conferred in 1992.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-06 | 246,063 ( 0.02% ) | 941 376 $ | 2026-07-30 | |
CANFOR CORPORATION 0.02% | 2025-03-19 | 22,024 ( 0.02% ) | 233 014 $ | 2026-07-30 |
| 2026-06-29 | 0 ( -.--% ) | - $ | 2026-07-30 |
John Baird active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC. | Chairman | - |
| CANFOR CORPORATION | Chairman | - |
| FWD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | Director/Board Member | 2021-09-22 |
| CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LIMITED | Director/Board Member | - |
Pinebridge Investments LP
 Pinebridge Investments LP MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Functions as an investment holding company | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-31 |
FWD Management Holdings Ltd. | Director/Board Member | 2021-10-31 |
PineBridge Capital Partners LLC
 PineBridge Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Acts as an alternative investment managers | Director/Board Member | - |
FWD Group Management Holdings Ltd.
 FWD Group Management Holdings Ltd. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Provides life, general and pension insurance products | Director/Board Member | 2015-04-29 |
Friends of Israel Initiative
 Friends of Israel Initiative Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a not profit organization that counter the growing efforts to delegitimize the state of israel and its right to live in peace within safe and defensible borders | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-31 |
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Training of John Baird
Experiences
Positions held
Active
Inactive
Listed companies
Private companies
Connections
82
1st degree connections
23
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
| Private companies | 23 |
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. RailroadsTransportation Provides rail and intermodal transportation services | Transportation |
Canfor Corp.
 Canfor Corp. Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals Produces and supplies lumber, pulp and paper products | Non-Energy Minerals |
Canfor Pulp Products, Inc.
 Canfor Pulp Products, Inc. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Produces pulp and paper products | Process Industries |
Government of Canada
 Government of Canada SovereignGovernment Functions as a sovereign level government authority | Government |
Queen's University
 Queen's University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
PineBridge Capital Partners LLC
PineBridge Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Acts as an alternative investment managers | Finance |
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
 Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures and wholesales lumber, plywood and construction wood products | Non-Energy Minerals |
Canda Treasury Board
 Canda Treasury Board General GovernmentGovernment A government entity | Government |
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
 Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Other TransportationTransportation Provides rail and intermodal freight transportation services | Transportation |
Ontario Legislature
 Ontario Legislature General GovernmentGovernment Engages in legislature services | Government |
House of Lords
 House of Lords General GovernmentGovernment Provides judicial services | Government |
PineBridge Investments Canada, Inc.
 PineBridge Investments Canada, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance PineBridge Investments Canada's products include listed equities, fixed-income and alternative investments. The firm offers an extensive range of active equity investment strategies across geographies, market capitalization, industry sectors and investment styles. Their investment process categorizes all companies based on where they reside in their respective life cycle. PineBridge's global network of analysts and portfolio managers is organized across three platforms including developed markets equities, emerging markets equities and structured equities. The firm offers a variety of high-alpha fixed income solutions for their clients. PineBridge employs a structured fixed-income investment process that includes rigorous risk management and the use of both quantitative and qualitative tools. They take an innovative and flexible approach across specialist asset classes to ensure that they are able to quickly capitalize on any credit market dislocations to enhance their high alpha-generating strategies. PineBridge's fixed-income strategies include: emerging markets, high yield, investment grade, structured and securitized products and leveraged loans. PineBridge's alternative investment capabilities include both developed and emerging markets spanning global alternative asset classes including over 30 private equity funds and investments with more than 100 hedge fund managers. The firm's private equity investments include: (1) direct investments executed through regional and sector focused strategies (2) diversified and strategically focused portfolios of fund interests and (3) secondary market purchases of private equity fund and direct interests. They also manage both broadly diversified and strategically focused portfolios of hedge fund investments. | Finance |
FWD Management Holdings Ltd. | |
FWD Group Management Holdings Ltd.
FWD Group Management Holdings Ltd. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Provides life, general and pension insurance products | Finance |
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.
 Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. Precious MetalsNon-Energy Minerals Operates as a gold mining company | Non-Energy Minerals |
FWD Ltd.
 FWD Ltd. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Provides life insurance holdings services | Finance |
FWD ProInsure Ltd.
 FWD ProInsure Ltd. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Provides insurance services | Finance |
Grantham Finchley Consulting, Inc.
 Grantham Finchley Consulting, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides consulting services | Commercial Services |
Fwd Group Ltd. (United Kingdom)
 Fwd Group Ltd. (United Kingdom) Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Provides insurance and pension funding services | Finance |
Friends of Israel Initiative
Friends of Israel Initiative Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a not profit organization that counter the growing efforts to delegitimize the state of israel and its right to live in peace within safe and defensible borders | Commercial Services |
Pinebridge Investments LP
Pinebridge Investments LP MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Functions as an investment holding company | Miscellaneous |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
 Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. RailroadsTransportation Provides rail transportation services | Transportation |
FWD Group Holdings Ltd.
 FWD Group Holdings Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Operates as a holding company through its subsidiaries provides life and general insurance services | Finance |
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