Steven Rogel
Encyclopedia
Steven R. Rogel is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Weyerhaeuser Company. Rogel has been a member of the company's board of directors since December 1, 1997, and was elected chairman and CEO on April 20, 1999. He has served as chairman in a non-executive capacity since Daniel Fulton became president and CEO in May 2008.
A University of Washington
graduate, he received his Bachelor of Science
degree in chemical engineering
in 1965. He has also completed executive education programs at the Tuck School of Business
and the MIT Sloan School of Management
.
He was president and chief executive officer of Willamette Industries until 1996, when he joined Weyerhaeuser; the company later bought out Willamette in a hostile takeover in 2002.
A University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
graduate, he received his Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in chemical engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
in 1965. He has also completed executive education programs at the Tuck School of Business
Tuck School of Business
The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration is the graduate business school of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States...
and the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
.
He was president and chief executive officer of Willamette Industries until 1996, when he joined Weyerhaeuser; the company later bought out Willamette in a hostile takeover in 2002.