Richards Named CFO for Potlatch

Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wash., USA, this week announced that Jerald W. Richards has been named VP and CFO for the company, effective September 1. He replaces Eric Cremers who was recently promoted to president and COO for Potlatch.

Richards, 45, joins Potlatch from Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., where he had been employed since 2002, most recently as chief accounting officer. Prior to Weyerhaeuser, Richards served in various audit positions with KPMG LLP where he worked with a number of forest products companies including Potlatch.

Richards holds a degree in business with an emphasis on accounting from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore.

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