Weyerhaeuser names new SVP of timberlands
Weyerhaeuser announced the appointment of Travis Keatley as senior vice president of Timberlands, effective Sept. 13.
Keatley has served as vice president of Western Timberlands for the company since January 2020, and his appointment follows the planned retirement of Adrian Blocker, who will stay on through mid-October to serve as a senior advisor and aid in the transition.
"In his more than 20 years with the company, Travis has gained extensive operational experience across our Timberlands business," said Devin Stockfish, Weyerhaeuser president and CEO. "He has demonstrated outstanding leadership driving safety, strategy and operational excellence, and we look forward to the energy and vision he will bring to our senior management team."
Keatley joined Weyerhaeuser in 2000 in the company’s Western Timberlands organization. He has since held a variety of operations and leadership positions, including serving as vice president of Southern Timberlands prior to his current role leading Western Timberlands, and among other key projects he led the successful integration of our Longview Timber acquisition in 2013.
"This is an incredible honor, and I'm thrilled for the opportunity to lead our timberlands organization," Keatley said. "It's an exciting time for our company, and I look forward to building on our long record of success and industry-leading performance in sustainable forest management."
"I also want to thank Adrian for his many years of leadership and great service with Weyerhaeuser," Stockfish said. "He has been instrumental in driving our OpX performance and culture in both our Timberlands and Wood Products organizations, including helping lead our 'black at the bottom' strategy and roadmap process for our mills and other operations. His contributions will have a deep and lasting impact on our business."
Weyerhaeuser is one of the world’s largest owners of private timberlands. The Seattle-based company owns or controls about 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manages additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. The forest products company generated sales of $7.5 billion in 2020.
The company recently announced an agreement to open roughly 90 acres of sustainably managed private forest near the peaks of West Tiger Mountain in Issaquah, Wash., to permanent public access following a planned harvest this month.
Working in partnership with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and Issaquah Alps Trails Club, Weyerhaeuser will then support rebuilding trails and opening the property for public recreational access as soon as possible after the completion of harvest activities this fall.
Weyerhaeuser has gradually transitioned most of its acreage on and around Tiger Mountain to public ownership starting in the 1970s, helping establish the trails system that has become a popular resource along the I-90 corridor for outdoors enthusiasts in Seattle and surrounding areas.
