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Mr. William (Bill) Lansing has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board for Torrent Energy Corporation - October, 2006. Mr. Lansing has a unique view and knowledge of the Company's coalbed natural gas exploration program in Coos County, Oregon. He is a local resident in Coos County and has recently retired as President and CEO of Menasha Forest Products Corporation, a North Bend, Oregon-based timberland company. Mr. Lansing has spent the past 6 years providing leadership and increasing shareholder value at this local company, and the previous 30 years at Menasha Corporation, a family owned multi-product company with 5,000 employees in 23 states and foreign countries.
Mr. Lansing holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Humboldt State University (1967) and a Master's of Forestry degree from Yale University (1970). He continues to sit on a variety of corporate boards, including Umpqua Bank, and on a number of non-profit boards as well. | 