E. Scott Poole is the President and Chief Operating Officer for Martin Sustainable Resources L.L.C. Scott joined the Martin Companies in December 1986, as a forestry team member and has since held roles encompassing forestry, land and timber, manufacturing, and sales. In 2003, Scott became the highest-ranking non-family member in RoyOMartin’s history.
Scott graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Louisiana Tech University and later earned his MBA from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Scott currently serves on the boards of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and the Louisiana Landowners Association. He is a past board member of the Louisiana Forestry Association, past Chairman of the Louisiana Forestry Commission, and the Louisiana Forest Products Society. He is also past Chair of the Central Louisiana Manufacturers Council and current Advisory Board Member for Louisiana Tech University School of Forestry and the Louisiana Tech Foundation. Scott was named a Tech Triumph and serves as a guest lecturer in the Lloyd Blackwell Lecture Series at Louisiana Tech University. Scott and his wife, Dr. Heather S. Poole, have four children and reside in Pineville, Louisiana.