Aug 12, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Weyerhaeuser Company announced that Lee T. Alford, senior vice president – Residential Wood Products, and Craig D. Neeser, senior vice president – Industrial Wood Products and International, will retire from Weyerhaeuser on October 1. Effective with the retirements, Thomas F. Gideon, executive vice president – Forest Products, will assume leadership of Residential Wood Products in addition to his current duties. James M. Branson, senior vice president – Timberlands, will add Industrial Wood Products and International to his existing responsibilities. Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest forest products companies. The Company is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities.