Over the past century, Alexandria-based RoyOMartin has grown from a single sawmill founded in 1923 by the company’s eponymous founder to the largest private forestry and timber products business in Louisiana with more than 500,000 acres of land, three processing plants in two states, 1,400 employees, and clients around the globe.

Now, after six years at the helm of the company founded by his grandfather, third-generation CEO Roy O. Martin III, 65, is passing the torch to President and Chief Operating Officer E. Scott Poole, the first chief executive to lead the company who is not a member of the Martin family.

While the succession is notable, it isn’t likely to bring about any significant changes at the company. The plan has been 5 years in the making and Poole is a 40-year veteran of Ro

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