0000106535-14-000063.txt : 20141114 0000106535-14-000063.hdr.sgml : 20141114 20141114164953 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000106535-14-000063 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20141110 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20141114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEYERHAEUSER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000106535 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 910470860 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04825 FILM NUMBER: 141225059 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33663 WEYERHAEUSER WAY SOUTH CITY: FEDERAL WAY STATE: WA ZIP: 98003 BUSINESS PHONE: 2539242345 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33663 WEYERHAEUSER WAY SOUTH CITY: FEDERAL WAY STATE: WA ZIP: 98003 8-K 1 form8-k502111414.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K 5.02 11.14.14


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 10, 2014
(Date of earliest event report)
 
 

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
 
1-4825
 
91-0470860
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
Federal Way, Washington 98063-9777
(Address of principal executive offices)
(zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(253) 924-2345
 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
Item 8.01
Other Events
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
 






Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Srinivasan Chandrasekaran, Senior Vice President, Cellulose Fibers, will retire from Weyerhaeuser Company ("Weyerhaeuser" or the "Company"). The anticipated effective date for Mr. Chandrasekaran's retirement from Weyerhaeuser is February 14, 2015.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On November 14, 2014, Weyerhaeuser issued a news release announcing certain changes to its senior management team. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
  
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
   
Exhibit No.    Description
99.1        News Release of Weyerhaeuser Company issued November 14, 2014
 








SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
 
 
 
 
By
 
/s/ Devin W. Stockfish
 
Name:
 
Devin W. Stockfish
 
Title:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: November 14, 2014



EX-99.1 2 exhibit991newsrelease111414.htm EXHIBIT PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 News Release 11.14.14


Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

For more information contact:
Media - Anthony Chavez, 253-924-7148
Analysts - Beth Baum, 253-924-3815
    
Weyerhaeuser announces leadership changes for Cellulose Fibers, Wood Products
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (Nov. 14, 2014) - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced the appointments of Cathy Slater as senior vice president, Cellulose Fibers, and Adrian Blocker as senior vice president, Wood Products. Both changes are effective Jan. 1, 2015.
Slater, who currently leads the company’s Engineered Products and Distribution businesses and also has extensive experience in the Cellulose Fibers business, will succeed Shaker Chandrasekaran, who will retire early next year. Blocker will expand his current leadership of the company’s Lumber business to include OSB, Engineered Lumber Products and Distribution.
“Both Cathy and Adrian have proven their ability to drive operational excellence improvements to get results, and I look forward to the expertise and energy they will bring to their new roles,” said Doyle R. Simons, president and CEO. “I want to thank Shaker for the outstanding leadership he has demonstrated throughout his tenure in our Cellulose Fibers business, and we wish him well in his retirement.”

About Cathy Slater
Cathy Slater, has been Weyerhaeuser’s senior vice president, Engineered Products and Distribution since Aug. 21, 2013. She was Weyerhaeuser’s vice president, Oriented Strand Board, from 2011 to 2013. Prior to that role, she held a number of other leadership roles in the company’s Wood Products segment. Before joining the Wood Products team, she held numerous positions in the company’s Cellulose Fibers business, including leadership roles at the Flint River and Port Wentworth, Ga., pulp mills, and leadership oversight for the company’s operations in Alberta, which included pulp, timberlands, OSB, lumber, and engineered lumber. Prior to joining Weyerhaeuser in 1992, she held several leadership roles at Procter and Gamble.
About Adrian Blocker
Adrian Blocker, has been Weyerhaeuser’s senior vice president, Lumber, since Aug. 21, 2013. He joined the company in May 2013 as vice president, Lumber. Prior to that role, he served as CEO of the Wood Products Council. Throughout his career in the industry, Blocker held numerous leadership positions at West Fraser, International Paper and Champion International that were focused on wood products manufacturing, forest management, fiber procurement, consumer packaging, strategic planning, and business development.
About Shaker Chandrasekaran
Shaker Chandrasekaran, has been Weyerhaeuser’s senior vice president, Cellulose Fibers, since 2006. He was vice president, Manufacturing, Cellulose Fibers, from 2005 to 2006; vice president and mill manager at the Kamloops, British Columbia, Cellulose Fibers mill from 2003 to 2005; and vice president and mill manager at the Kingsport, Tennessee, paper mill from 2002 to 2003. He joined Weyerhaeuser in 2002 with the company's acquisition of Willamette Industries Inc. He began his career in the pulp and paper industry in 1972 and migrated to the United States in 1980. He held a number of leadership positions in Mead Corporation and Willamette Industries Inc. He is on the Board of Trustees for the Pulp & Paper Foundation, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

About Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control nearly 7 million acres of timberlands, primarily in the U.S., and manage another 14 million acres under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. We are also one of the largest manufacturers of wood and cellulose fibers products. Our company is a real estate investment trust. In 2013, our continuing operations generated $7.3 billion in sales and employed approximately 13,000 people who serve customers worldwide. We are listed on the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WY. Learn more at www.weyerhaeuser.com.