Business Portfolio — Dec. 13, 2014

FORESTRY

Jody T. Strickland, former land acquisitions manager for Weyerhaeuser Company, has joined F&W Forestry Services, Inc., as vice president of timberland transactions.

Strickland joins F&W with more than 26 years experience in the forestry sector in numerous capacities including timberland acquisitions and sales, land management, forest operations, inventory, harvesting, and wood procurement.

F&W is a major U.S. and international forestry management, consulting, and services firm headquartered in Albany, with operations throughout the major forestry regions of the U.S., South America, and France.

Prior to joining F&W, Strickland spent four years as acquisition manager at Weyerhaeuser where she was responsible for development and execution of the Timberlands Growth Strategy following the company’s conversion to REIT status. During her tenure the company purchased more than $2.8 billion worth of timberland.

Strickland’s background also includes 20 years of experience at Weyerhaeuser and Proctor & Gamble in leadership positions in forest operations, wood procurement, land management, harvesting, engineering, and manufacturing.

Strickland earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Florida. She is a member of the Georgia Forestry Association and she currently chairs the Georgia Forest Foundation.