As Chairman of the Board of Directors of CanWel Building Materials Income Fund (CWX.UN), and CEO of The Futura Corporation, Amar brings over 20 years of experience in building materials, specialty lumber and re-manufacturing industries, and public and private investments. He is also the youngest ever Board member to hold a seat on both the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute of Treated Wood and the Building Supply Dealers Association of B.C. In 2005 Ernst & Young nominated Amar for the Entrepreneur of the Year, where he won in the business to business category (West).
