Chaney to replace Keith O'Rear, who is retiring after 36
years with the company
SEATTLE, May 13, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today
announced the appointment of Brian
Chaney as senior vice president of Wood Products, effective
June 3, 2024. Chaney currently serves
as vice president of Engineered Wood Products and Innovation for
the company, and he will take over for Keith O'Rear, who is retiring from his role on
June 3 and will serve as a strategic
advisor to the company through the end of 2024.
"Brian has demonstrated exceptional leadership driving safety,
strategy and operational excellence in his 33 years with the
company," said Devin W. Stockfish, president and chief
executive officer. "He has significantly strengthened our culture
of innovation and execution and helped position us for future
growth opportunities, and we look forward to bringing his vision
and energy to the senior management team."
"This is an incredible honor to lead our Wood Products
organization," Chaney said. "We are entering a period of
tremendous opportunity for our company, particularly in terms of
emerging technologies and innovations in our space. I'm excited to
leverage the ideas and experience of everyone in our organization
to help our teams operate more safely and effectively, continue
providing exceptional service to our customers and further build on
our competitive position at Weyerhaeuser."
"I also want to congratulate Keith on his retirement and thank
him for his 36 years of outstanding leadership and service with
Weyerhaeuser," Stockfish said. "Keith has had a deep and enduring
impact on our company, from building a foundation of reliability
across our manufacturing operations to driving operational
excellence and helping develop the next generation of Wood Products
leaders. We are grateful for all he has done to grow the business
and build on our industry-leading operating performance."
ABOUT BRIAN CHANEY
Brian Chaney started at Weyerhaeuser
in 1991 and has held a series of progressive operational and
leadership roles in Timberlands and across our Wood Products
businesses, including serving in multiple senior-level
manufacturing roles, as vice president of Wood Products Sales and
Marketing and most recently as vice president of Engineered Wood
Products and Innovation. Chaney earned a bachelor of science and a
master's in interdisciplinary studies from Oregon State University, as well as completing the
Stanford University Executive Program.
ABOUT WEYERHAEUSER
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the
world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in
1900 and today owns or controls approximately 10.5 million acres of
timberlands in the U.S., as well as 14 million acres of timberlands
managed under long-term licenses in Canada. Weyerhaeuser has been a global leader
in sustainability for more than a century and manages 100 percent
of its timberlands on a fully sustainable basis in compliance with
internationally recognized sustainable forestry standards.
Weyerhaeuser is also one of the largest manufacturers of wood
products in North America and
operates additional business lines around real estate, climate
solutions, energy and natural resources, among others. In 2023, the
company generated $7.7 billion in net
sales and employed approximately 9,300 people who serve customers
worldwide. Operated as a real estate investment trust,
Weyerhaeuser's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol WY. Learn more at www.weyerhaeuser.com.
For more information contact:
Weyerhaeuser
Analysts – Andy Taylor, 206-539-3907
Media – Nancy Thompson,
919-861-0342
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