Jack Creighton

The adversaries that gave Jack Creighton his reputation as a tough but fair negotiator included… advocates for the northern spotted owl. As the first nonfamily member to run Weyerhaeuser in the 1990s, he led the timber industry’s opposition to environmentalists seeking to preserve forested habitat for the rare owl. Under a landmark court decision, millions of acres of owl-nesting habitat were eventually put off limits to loggers. Lumber prices soared, boosting Weyerhaeuser’s bottom line. …John Watson Creighton Jr. was born in Pittsburgh on Sept. 1, 1932. He went on earned bachelor’s of science and law degrees at Ohio State University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Miami. …He was recruited by Weyerhaeuser to work in its real estate business in 1970… [and] in 1991, scion George Weyerhaeuser stepped down, handing the top job to Mr. Creighton. …Creighton died Jan. 29 at the age of 87. [a WSJ subscription is required to access the full story]