Taiga announces leadership transition plan

BURNABY, B.C. — A leadership transition has been put in place at Taiga Building Products. Russell Permann will be appointed co-CEO, effective January 1, 2021. He is currently Taiga’s COO and EVP Operations. Trent Balog, Taiga’s current CEO and president, will step down on December 31 and serve as co-CEO alongside Permann for another year. Effective January 1, 2022, Permann will take over as Taiga’s sole CEO. After that time, Balog, who has been with the company for 26 years, will remain involved with Taiga in a consulting role for a two-year period.