Weyerhaeuser names a real estate exec

Weyerhaeuser Company has named Jim Kilberg to the role of senior VP, Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources, effective April 11, 2016.

He's replacing Tom Lindquist, who has decided to leave the company mid-year to pursue new business ventures. Kilberg will become part of the company's senior management team and report to Doyle Simons, president and CEO.

"Jim is a proven, dynamic leader with extensive real estate expertise and tremendous credibility within the company and industry," Simons said. "I have full confidence that under Jim's leadership, our Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources team will achieve our goal of delivering the most value from each of our 13 million acres of timberland."

Kilberg has served as senior VP of the Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources business of Plum Creek since 2003. He joined Weyerhaeuser with the merger in February 2016.

Lindquist also joined Weyerhaeuser at that time after serving as president and COO at Plum Creek since 2007.

"I want to thank Tom for working closely with me and other leaders to assemble an outstanding team with a strong mix of talent from both companies," Simons said. "Tom has a great track record of forming highly capable teams who know how to create value, and we will continue to build on that momentum. I am pleased that Tom has agreed to stay on until mid-year to complete a number of merger-related projects, and I wish him the best in his future endeavors."

"Weyerhaeuser has a very talented leadership team and a truly remarkable asset base," Lindquist said. "I'm honored to have been part of creating the world's premier timber, land and forest products company, and I look forward to Weyerhaeuser's continued success."