Weyerhaeuser
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| Company Name | Weyerhaeuser |
| CEO Name | Daniel Fulton |
| CEO Compensation | $6,077,695 |
| CEO Retirement Assets | $9,059,697 |
| Underfunded Company Pension | -$1,127,000,000 |
| Annual Company Revenue | $6,216,000,000 |
| Territorial Tax Break | $7,700,000 |
| Federal Lobbying/Political Donations ('09-'12*) | $10,665,000 |
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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. [1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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Ties to Pete Peterson's "Fix the Debt"
The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem." Weyerhaeuser is part of the Campaign to Fix the Debt as of February 2013.
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Personnel
Board of Directors
As of February 2013:[4]
- 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:[5]
- 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:[6]
- 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:[7]
- 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. [8]
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.[9]
Contact details
33663 Weyerhaeuser Way South
Federal Way, WA 98003
Phone: 253-924-2345
Fax: 253-924-2685
Web: [www.weyerhaeuser.com]
Resources and articles
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References
- ↑ Profile, Hoovers, accessed July 2007.
- ↑ Weyerhaeuser, "2011 Annual Report", organizational document, page 31.
- ↑ About, Weyerhauser, accessed December 11, 2007.
- ↑ Weyerhaeuser, "Board of Directors", organizational website, accessed February 2013
- ↑ Expire in 2010, Weyerhauser, accessed December 11, 2007.
- ↑ Weyerhaeuser, "Senior Officers", organizational website, accessed February 2013
- ↑ Key executives, Yahoo Finance, accessed July 2007.
- ↑ 2006 PAC Summary Data, Open Secrets, accessed July 2007.
- ↑ Weyerhaeuser lobbying expenses, Open Secrets.
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