FEDERAL WAY, Wash., June 6, 2002 - Weyerhaeuser Company today announced that Nicole W. Piasecki, 39, has been appointed to the company's board of directors. Piasecki currently serves as vice president, business strategy and marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Prior to joining Boeing in 1992, Piasecki had served as a business analyst for special projects, reporting to the president, for Weyerhaeuser Japan Ltd. in Tokyo. In that role, she developed and implemented marketing strategies for the building products business in Japan. Piasecki also worked with the sales force to evaluate the competitiveness of the fine paper business and directed a shift in sales of linerboard in the Far East. "Nicole is an energetic person who brings with her first-hand working knowledge of our business and the perspective of how we need to evolve as a company to compete in the global marketplace," said Steven R. Rogel, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This combination will make Nicole an important contributor as our board works closely with our management team to shape the future of Weyerhaeuser." Piasecki holds a master of business administration degree from The Wharton School and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Yale University. She was one of three Wharton students selected to participate in the International Program at the Keio Business School in Yokohama, Japan and later attended an executive course in corporate strategic management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.