REPORT: Weyerhaeuser CEO discusses timber and tech

HBSDealer Staff

8/9/2019

Weyerhaeuser CEO Devin Stockfish, who officially began his run as the forest products giant’s top executive on Jan. 1, discussed some of the variables that impact his company in a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal.

Weyerhaeuser CEO Devin Stockfish.[/caption>

Stockfish previously served as the company’s senior vice president of timberlands before being named as the successor of Doyle Simmons nearly a year ago. Doyle stepped down as CEO at the start of 2019 and served as a special advisor until this past April.

According to Stockfish, technology has a firm role at Weyerhaeuser.

The Seattle, Wa.-based company is not only using tech in its manufacturing processes, but also in monitoring and preventing wildfires – an issue that has become more and more prevalent on the West Coast in recent years.

While Weyerhaeuser has settled into a new headquarters in Seattle, the company is using the urban location to help attract tech job candidates and promoting that there are plenty of growth opportunities for future employees – especially in its use of technology.

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