Feb 18, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. Weyerhaeuser Company appointed John Enlow as vice president, Southern Timberlands, effective Febuary 24. The role has been vacant since Rhonda Hunter left the position to become senior vice president, Timberlands in December of last year, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Enlow joins Weyerhaeuser from Rayonier, where he was director of that company's Atlantic and Northern timberlands regions.

"John has a real passion for achieving excellence and a proven track record in developing people," says Hunter. "He shares our company values and brings broad experience to this role, including forestry, business development, procurement, finance and sales. John will be an outstanding addition to our team and I look forward to the contributions he'll make on our journey to become truly great."

John Enlow has been region director, Atlantic, at Rayonier since 2007, with responsibilities in the Northern region added in 2012. Prior to that role, he was manager, Business Development, from 2005 to 2007, procurement operations manager from 2001 to 2005, chip procurement manager from 1999 to 2001 and manager, Operations Analysis, from 1997 to 1999. Before joining Rayonier, he held roles in sales, finance and forestry at Union Camp Corporation.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900.