PORTLAND, Ore., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Willamette Industries'
(NYSE: WLL) Board of Directors has elected Duane C. McDougall president and
chief operating officer of the company.
McDougall, 46, has been with Willamette for 19 years, most recently as
executive vice president of the company's Building Materials Group. He was
previously vice president of the Building Materials Group and vice
president-controller in the company's finance department.
Marvin D. Cooper, 54, was elected executive vice president, in charge of
the company's pulp and paper mills. Most recently senior vice president,
Cooper has held a variety of production management positions in the pulp and
paper mills division since joining the company in 1980.
Edward McMillan, 52, was elected executive vice president of Willamette's
Building Materials Group. Most recently general sales manager for
Willamette's Southern region, McMillan will be in charge of the company's
building materials manufacturing, sales and timberlands operations nationwide.
He's been with the company 26 years.
James C. Myers, 47, was elected vice president of the pulp and paper mills
division. He will manage the company's eastern pulp and paper mills. He was
most recently regional manager for the eastern pulp and paper mills and
previously served as plant manager at the company's Bennettsville, South
Carolina paper mill.
Fred R. Kling, 57, was elected vice president of the Corrugated Container
Division. With Willamette since 1977, Kling most recently served as
production administrator of the Corrugated Container Division and will
continue to be in charge of plant modifications and production strategies for
the box division.
Cam A. Henderson, 45, was elected vice president - chief information
officer. Henderson was hired in 1990 as corporate data processing manager.
He will continue to manage Willamette's information services function.
In other business, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $.16 on
Willamette's common stock, payable on June 12, 1998 to shareholders of record
on May 25, 1998.
The Board also approved a project to install a new recovery boiler at the
Albany, Oregon linerboard mill. The project will not increase the mill's
production at this time but will replace an existing boiler which has become
obsolete.
SOURCE Willamette Industries, Inc.
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