Weyerhaeuser
April 13, 2011, Federal Way, Wash.: The troubled U.S. housing market has punished Weyerhaeuser (No. 354), a major provider of timber to the building industry, the past few years. But in 2010 the company boosted revenue 18.5% to $6.5 billion due to an improving export market for logs in Asia. It also produced record profits from its cellulose-fibers business, which makes the absorbent material used in products like baby wipes. Founded by Frederick Weyerhaeuser in 1900, the company owns 6 million acres of timberland in the U.S.
Left to right: Daniel Fulton, CEO, Weyerhaeuser; Debra Cafaro, CEO, Ventas; Michael Steuert, CFO, Fluor; Richard Sinkfield, senior partner, Rogers & Hardin; Nicole Piasecki, head of business development, Boeing Commercial Airlines; John Kieckhefer, president, Kieckhefer Associates; Kim Williams, former senior vice president, Wellington Management; Mark Emmert, president, NCAA; Charles Williamson, Weyerhaeuser board chairman and former executive vice president, Chevron; Wayne Murdy, former CEO and chairman, Newmont Mining; Arnold Langbo, former chairman, Kellogg
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Last updated May 24 2011: 6:41 PM ET
