Federal Way, Wash., USA — Weyerhaeuser Company, a private owners of timberlands, announced a number of changes to its senior management team.[break]
Larry Burrows, senior vice president, Wood Products, will retire on October 31, 2013.
Mr. Burrows has been Weyerhaeuser’s senior vice president, Wood Products, since October 2010, and served as president of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company from 2008 to 2010. Prior to those roles, he held various leadership roles at Winchester Homes Inc., a subsidiary of WRECO, including president and executive vice president. Prior to joining the company in 1989, he was vice president and regional manager for Dickinson Heffner and project manager and vice president of Oliver T. Carr & Co.
Cathy Slater has been named senior vice president, Oriented Strand Board, Engineered Lumber Products and Distribution, effective immediately.
Ms. Slater brings more than 25 years of forest industry experience to this role, including a variety of leadership positions in the company’s Cellulose Fibers and Wood Products businesses.
Ms. Slater has been Weyerhaeuser’s vice president, Oriented Strand Board since 2011. Prior to that role, she held a number of other leadership roles in the company’s Wood Products segment, including vice president for both engineered wood products manufacturing and veneer technologies.
Before joining the Wood Products team, she held numerous positions in the company’s Cellulose Fibers business, including leadership roles at the Flint River and Port Wentworth, Ga., pulp mills, and leadership oversight for the company’s operations in Alberta, which included the pulp, timberlands, OSB, lumber, and engineered lumber. Prior to joining Weyerhaeuser in 1992, she held several leadership roles at Procter and Gamble.
Adrian Blocker has been named senior vice president, Lumber, effective immediately.
Mr. Blocker joined Weyerhaeuser in May 2013 as vice president, Lumber. Prior to that role, he served as CEO of the Wood Products Council and Chairman. Throughout his career in the industry, Mr. Blocker held numerous leadership positions at West Fraser, International Paper and Champion International focused on forest management, fiber procurement, consumer packaging, strategic planning, business development and manufacturing.
Weyerhaeuser also announced the retirement of Miles Drake, chief technology officer and senior vice president Research and Development.
Mr. Drake has been Weyerhaeuser’s senior vice president, Research and Development, and chief technology officer since 2006. Prior to joining the company, he was vice president, Research and Development and chief technology officer of Air Products and Chemic - August 22, 2013, Federal Way, Wash., USA — Weyerhaeuser Company, a private owners of timberlands, announced a number of changes to its senior management team.
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Larry Burrows, senior vice president, Wood Products, will retire on October 31, 2013.
Mr. Burrows has been Weyerhaeuser’s senior vice president, Wood Products, since October 2010, and served as president of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company from 2008 to 2010. Prior to those roles, he held various leadership roles at Winchester Homes Inc., a subsidiary of WRECO, including president and executive vice president. Prior to joining the company in 1989, he was vice president and regional manager for Dickinson Heffner and project manager and vice president of Oliver T. Carr & Co.
Cathy Slater has been named senior vice president, Oriented Strand Board, Engineered Lumber Products and Distribution, effective immediately.
Ms. Slater brings more than 25 years of forest industry experience to this role, including a variety of leadership positions in the company’s Cellulose Fibers and Wood Products businesses.
Ms. Slater has been Weyerhaeuser’s vice president, Oriented Strand Board since 2011. Prior to that role, she held a number of other leadership roles in the company’s Wood Products segment, including vice president for both engineered wood products manufacturing and veneer technologies.
Before joining the Wood Products team, she held numerous positions in the company’s Cellulose Fibers business, including leadership roles at the Flint River and Port Wentworth, Ga., pulp mills, and leadership oversight for the company’s operations in Alberta, which included the pulp, timberlands, OSB, lumber, and engineered lumber. Prior to joining Weyerhaeuser in 1992, she held several leadership roles at Procter and Gamble.
Adrian Blocker has been named senior vice president, Lumber, effective immediately.
Mr. Blocker joined Weyerhaeuser in May 2013 as vice president, Lumber. Prior to that role, he served as CEO of the Wood Products Council and Chairman. Throughout his career in the industry, Mr. Blocker held numerous leadership positions at West Fraser, International Paper and Champion International focused on forest management, fiber procurement, consumer packaging, strategic planning, business development and manufacturing.
Weyerhaeuser also announced the retirement of Miles Drake, chief technology officer and senior vice president Research and Development. ■