Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser describes itself as is one of the top forest products companies in the U.S. It produces lumber, plywood, and other building materials, corrugated boxes, industrial packaging, and with Domtar Corporation it produces copier paper. It also builds housing and master-planned communities. It owns 6.4 million acres of forest in the U.S. and it leases 30 million acres in Canada.

Weyerhaeuser Company is an international forest products company with annual sales of $21.9 billion. According to CNN Money the company's 2011 revenues were $6.55 billion. The company was founded in 1900 and currently employs about 41,000 people in 18 countries. It's been ranked in the Fortune 200 since 1956.

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Board of Directors
As of February 2013:
 * Debra A. Cafaro
 * Mark A. Emmert
 * Daniel S. Fulton
 * John I. Kieckhefer
 * Wayne W. Murdy
 * Nicole W. Piasecki
 * Doyle R. Simons
 * Richard H. Sinkfield
 * D. Michael Steuert
 * Kim Williams
 * Charles R. Williamson

Former board members include:
 * James N. Sullivan, retired Vice Chairman of the Board of Chevron
 * Steven R. Rogel
 * Debra A. Cafaro
 * Donald F. Mazankowski, former Member of Parliament, Government of Canada
 * Nicole W. Piasecki, President of Boeing Japan
 * Martha R. Ingram
 * Arnold G. Langbo

Executive Management
As of February 2013:
 * Patricia M. Bedient — Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 * Lawrence B. Burrows — Senior Vice President, Residential Wood Products
 * Srinivasan Chandrasekaran — Senior Vice President, Cellulose Fibers
 * Miles P. Drake — Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Chief Technology Officer
 * Daniel S. Fulton — President and CEO, Weyerhaeuser Company
 * Thomas F. Gideon — Executive Vice President, Timberlands
 * John A. Hooper — Senior Vice President, Human Resources
 * Sandy D. McDade — Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 * Peter M. Orser — President, Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company

Key executives and pay for 2006:
 * Steven R. Rogel, Chairman and CEO, $1,290,000
 * Richard E. Hanson, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, $693,000
 * Daniel S. Fulton, Chief Executive Officer of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate $593,000
 * Lee T. Alford, Senior Vice President of Residential Wood Products, $430,000
 * Patricia M. Bedient, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Former executives include:
 * John Creighton, Jr., former President and CEO

Political contributions
Weyerhaeuser gave $376,000 to federal candidates in the 2006 election period through its political action committee - 24% to Democrats, 76% to Republicans.

Lobbying
The company spent $1,275,000 for lobbying in 2006. $410,000 went to three outside lobbying firms with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists.

Contact details
33663 Weyerhaeuser Way South Federal Way, WA 98003 Phone: 253-924-2345 Fax: 253-924-2685 Web: [www.weyerhaeuser.com]

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