Weyerhaeuser Names Thomas F. Gideon SVP, Timberlands

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced that Thomas F. Gideon, 53, has been named senior vice president, Timberlands effective March 14. He succeeds Jack P. Taylor, 62, who will retire at the end of March.

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In his new role, Gideon will report directly to Richard E. Hanson, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and be a member of the company's senior management team. Gideon will be responsible for the management of Weyerhaeuser's North American timberlands operations. This includes 6.4 million acres of company-owned and 800,000 acres of leased commercial forestland in North America. Weyerhaeuser also has renewable, long-term licenses on 30.4 million acres of forestland located in five provinces throughout Canada.

In addition, Gideon will be a member of the company's operating committee which executes the business and portfolio strategies agreed upon by the board, chief executive officer and senior management team.

"Tom's experience in timberlands, wood products and paper businesses is important given the degree of integration between Timberlands and all of our businesses," said Steven R. Rogel, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Everything we do at Weyerhaeuser begins with our trees and Tom's background, combined with his experience in human resources, positions him to be effective this important position at Weyerhaeuser.

"I would also like to acknowledge the contributions of Jack Taylor, who delayed his retirement in order to lead our Timberlands operations the past two years," Rogel said. "Tom inherits a strong organization, both in terms of people and operations, thanks to Jack's work. We are deeply indebted to Jack and the contributions he made throughout his 36-year career."

Gideon joined Weyerhaeuser in 1978 where he worked at NORPAC, the company's newsprint facility in Longview, Wash. After holding several labor relations and human resources positions, Gideon became the human resources, and then sales manager, at the company's Elkin, N.C., Structurwood facility. He held several human resources jobs in Wood Products before moving into Western Timberlands in 1996. Gideon assumed the role of director of sales and marketing for Western Timberlands in 1998 and became vice president in early 2003 where he was responsible for managing approximately 2.2 million acres of certified managed forests in Oregon and Washington.

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY), one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2004, sales were $22.7 billion. It has offices or operations in 19 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities. Additional information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses, products and practices is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/ .

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