Weyerhaeuser Names Denise Merle As SVP, Human Resources - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) announced Tuesday that it appointed Denise Merle as senior vice president, Human Resources, effective February 28, 2014. Denise fills the position left by John Hooper, who is leaving the company to join StanCorp Financial Group in his hometown of Portland, Ore.

Denise Merle has been Director, Finance and Human Resources for the Lumber business since 2013. Before that role, she was Director, Compliance & Enterprise Planning from 2009 to 2013, and Director of Internal Audit from 2004 to 2009. She held various roles in the company's paper and packaging businesses, including finance, capital planning and analysis, and business development. She joined the company in 1981.