Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 20, 2004
STEVEN R. ROGEL was elected Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Weyerhaeuser Company on April 20, 1999. Prior to assuming the
title of Chairman, Mr. Rogel served as President and Chief Executive
Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since December 1, 1997.
In 1966, he began his career with St. Regis Paper Company, where he
worked until 1970. From 1970 to 1972, he was assistant manager at St.
Anne-Nackawic Pulp and Paper in Nackawic, New Brunswick, Canada. He
joined Willamette in 1972 as Technical Director at the company's
operations in Albany, Oregon. He was named President and Chief Executive
Officer of Willamette in 1995, and served in that position until joining
Weyerhaeuser Company in December 1997. He received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 1965 from the University of
Washington in Seattle. He completed the Executive Education programs at
Dartmouth College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982
and 1989, respectively. He serves on various Boards, including the
American Forest & Paper Association and the World Forestry Center. He is
a Director of the Kroger Company, Union Pacific Corporation, Vice
President of Administration for the Western Region Boy Scouts of
America, co-Chair of the Wood Promotion Network and a Trustee of Pacific
University. Profile
Mr. Rogel: Weyerhaeuser today is a forest products company in a variety
of wood products business, and pulp and paper. We are about
