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News media: Catherine Baldwin Dunn 503/273-5642
Analysts: E. Jane Sinnema 503/721-8642

November 17, 1997

WILLAMETTE CEO RESIGNS

Portland, Oregon (NYSE/WLL)—Willamette Industries’ Chief Executive Officer, Steven R. Rogel, today announced his resignation to pursue other business interests. Willamette’s chairman of the board and former chief executive officer, William Swindells, will replace Rogel as chief executive officer.


Contact: Carrie Reese (503) 721-2769

September 19, 1997

WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES PROMOTES ELSTON

PORTLAND, Ore.—Willamette Industries, Inc. has announced the promotion of Scott Elston to assistant administrative manager of the company’s Southern Administrative and Sales office in Ruston, La. Most recently he served as office manager of Willamette’s Beaverton, Ore., bag plant.

Elston joined Willamette Industries in 1989. During his career, he has worked as project accountant at the company’s Marlboro paper mill in Bennettsville, S.C., and as office manager of Willamette’s Bennettsville, S.C., medium density fiberboard plant.

A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash., with a degree in business and administration, Elston and his family will relocate to the Ruston area.

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Contact: Cathy Baldwin Dunn, (503) 273-5642

August 20, 1997

ROY TO MANAGE WILLAMETTE'S ATLANTIC BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP

PORTLAND, Ore.—Jim F. Roy has been named general manager of Willamette Industries’ Building Materials Group operations in the Atlantic region.

Roy will manage the company’s plywood production facilities, forestry operations and administrative functions in North Carolina and South Carolina. He will be located in the company’s Rock Hill, S.C., regional office.

Roy has a bachelor’s of science degree in mathematics from Ft. Hays State University in Hays, Kan. He joined Willamette in 1980 when Willamette purchased the Woodard Walker Lumber Company, where he was employed. He later became a production analyst for Willamette’s Atlantic and Southern regional Building Materials Group. Most recently Roy, served as assistant administrative manager of the Southern region of the company’s Building Materials Group.

Willamette Industries is an integrated forest products company with 98 manufacturing plants. Willamette owns and manages 1.8 million acres of timberland in the United States and employs approximately 13,700 people.

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Contact: Carrie Reese, (503) 721-2769

July 2, 1997

 

WATSON TO HEAD WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES’ WESTERN PULP AND PAPER MILLS

PORTLAND, Ore.— Jim Watson, pulp and paper division vice president for Willamette Industries, Inc., has been given responsibility for the company’s pulp and paper mills west of the Mississippi, including mills in Albany, Ore.; Oxnard, Calif.; and Campti, La. Watson will relocate from Johnsonburg, Pa., to Albany, Ore., to assume his new duties.

Watson joined Willamette Industries in 1981. He held management positions at the company’s Campti, La., and Johnsonburg, Pa., paper mills before being named regional manager of fine paper mills in 1996. In April of 1997, Watson was promoted to vice president in charge of Willamette’s fine paper mills.

Watson will replace Pulp and Paper Mill Division Vice President Wendell Hammond, who will retire in August. A 26-year employee of Willamette Industries, Hammond served as production manager, paper mill manager and regional manager prior to his promotion to vice president in 1991.

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Contact: Cathy Baldwin Dunn, (503) 273-5642

April 15, 1997

WILLAMETTE PROMOTES OFFICERS

Portland, Oregon (NYSE/WLL) Willamette Industries’ Board of Directors today promoted four company officers. Marvin D. Cooper was named corporate senior vice president in charge of pulp and paper mills; Lane C. Wickwire, vice president of corporate engineering; James E. Watson III, division vice president for pulp and paper mills; and Catherine Baldwin Dunn, vice president of corporate communications.

Marvin Cooper, a group vice president since 1996, is in charge of Willamette’s seven pulp and paper mills. Cooper joined Willamette Industries in 1980 as production manager at the company’s Kentucky Medium Mill in Hawesville, Kentucky. He served as resident manager of the Red River Mill in Campti, Louisiana before becoming a regional manager for the company’s fine paper mills in 1988. His office is in Bennettsville, South Carolina.

Lane Wickwire was promoted to corporate vice president in charge of engineering. With the company for 34 years, Wickwire worked in Willamette’s corrugated division and as manager of the Albany, Oregon paper mill before managing the company’s Paper Group engineering. He became a division vice president in 1996. His new position expands his responsibilities to include the Willamette’s Building Materials Group engineering.

Jim Watson has been promoted to division vice president in charge of Willamette’s fine paper mills. He joined Willamette in 1981, working in management positions at the Campti, Louisiana and Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania paper mills before becoming regional manager of fine paper mills in 1996. He will continue to be located in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania.

Cathy Dunn was promoted to vice president for corporate communications. Willamette’s corporate communications manager since 1978, her responsibilities have increased with the company’s rapid growth. She is in charge of both internal and external communications programs for Willamette.

Willamette Industries is an integrated forest products company with 98 plants in the U.S. and Ireland and 1.8 million acres of timberland.

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