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http://news.excite.com/news/bw/990831/ca-pacific-lumber-co Updated 12:33 PM ET August 31, 1999 Jared G. Carter To Become Executive Vice President and General Counsel Of The Pacific Lumber Company Eminent Environmental and Land Use Attorney to Oversee Operational Implementation of the Landmark Headwaters Agreement SCOTIA, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Pacific Lumber Company announced today that Jared G. Carter has been named executive vice president and general counsel of the Company. Mr. Carter will be responsible for overseeing the Company's operational implementation of the landmark Headwaters Agreement. In addition, he will serve as chairman of the executive committee of The Pacific Lumber Company's Board of Directors. "This is an exciting time to be joining Pacific Lumber," Mr. Carter said. "All of us, both public and private, who participated in negotiating the Headwaters transaction intend to make it work. The citizens of this state are insisting upon another hard look at the balance between timber harvesting and environmental values, including species protection; and we can play a constructive role in this process. I'm looking forward to being a part of the Pacific Lumber team that makes the promise of Headwaters a positive reality for its employees, the community of Humboldt County, and the citizens of this state." "We are fortunate to have someone of Jared Carter's stature and background join the Pacific Lumber team," said John Campbell, president and chief executive officer of The Pacific Lumber Company. "He was instrumental in helping Pacific Lumber negotiate the Headwaters Agreement and is well known throughout California for his keen insights on the host of economic, legal, and regulatory issues timber companies must master in order to succeed in today's competitive marketplace." Mr. Carter was a senior partner with the law firm of Carter, Behnke, Oglesby & Bacik where he served as a legal advisor to the Company on a wide range of land use and environmental issues, including negotiations concerning the landmark Headwaters Agreement. Prior to entering private practice, he had a distinguished career in public service at the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Interior. While at the Department of Interior, he served as Deputy Under Secretary and was granted the Outstanding Service Award for his involvement in a number of major environmental and resources-related matters, including negotiations over the trans-Alaska pipeline. Mr. Carter, age 64, holds a B.A. from the University of California-Los Angeles and is a graduate of Stanford University Law School, member of the Order of the Coif. He was a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and has served as an assistant professor of law at Stanford University. Contact: The Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia John A. Campbell, 707/764-2222
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