SEATTLE (AP) -- Weyerhaeuser Co. named Daniel Fulton as chief executive officer and added him to the board, the company said Thursday. The move is effective immediately.
He replaced Steve Rogel, 65, who had reached the mandatory retirement age for senior executives at the timber, packaging and real estate company.
Fulton, 59, served as president and chief executive of Weyerhaeuser's real estate subsidiary from 2001 through the end of 2007. In January 2008, the company promoted him to president of the entire Federal Way-based company. He has worked at Weyerhaeuser since 1975.
Rogel will continue to serve as chairman of the board.
The company also said Mark Emmert, president of the University of Washington, will join its board of directors on June 1. He replaces Martha Ingram, who served on the board for more than a decade and did not stand for re-election this year.