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Wilson Joins Rayonier

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  Published in Business and Finance on Monday, August 9th 2010 at 13:30 GMT by Market Wire
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) today announced that Lynn Wilson has joined the company as vice president, forest resources. She is a member of the senior management team and is responsible for all aspects of managing the companya™s 2.3 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. including operations management, research and silviculture, business and value-added product development, and strategy development.

Wilson brings 24 years of forest and management experience to Rayonier. Prior to joining the company, she served as vice president, operations support with Plum Creek a" a position she reached after holding a variety of responsibilities, including company logging superintendent, senior resource manager and general manager. Wilson began her career in 1986 with Scott Paper.

Wilson holds a bachelora™s degree in forest management from the University of Maine. She also graduated cum laude from Thomas College in Waterville, Maine with a mastera™s of business administration.

About Rayonier

Rayonier is a leading international forest products company with three core businesses: Timber, Real Estate and Performance Fibers. The company owns, leases or manages 2.5 million acres of timber and land in the United States and New Zealand. The company's holdings include approximately 200,000 acres with residential and commercial development potential along the Interstate 95 corridor between Savannah, Ga., and Daytona Beach, Fla. Its Performance Fibers business is one of the world's leading producers of high-value specialty cellulose fibers. Approximately 45 percent of the company's sales are outside the U.S. to customers in approximately 40 countries. Rayonier is structured as a real estate investment trust. More information is available at [ www.rayonier.com ].