Weyerhaeuser Company announced the appointment of James "Joc" C. O'Rourke, President and CEO and a Director of The Mosaic Company, to the company's Board of Directors. His appointment is effective immediately.
Prior to joining Mosaic, O'Rourke was president of Australia Pacific for Barrick Gold Corporation, the largest gold producer in Australia, and he has held various management, engineering and other roles in the mining industry in Canada and Australia. He also serves as a director, chair of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of The Toro Company.
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. The Company owns or controls approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manages additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada.
