Roderick M. Steele

Background

Steele, Roderick M. was born in 1925.

Education

Bachelor in Business, University Washington, 1947.

Career

Senior accountant Arthur Andersen & Company, 1947—1951. Contractor Twin Feather Mills Inc., 1951—1953. Treasurer River Lumber Company, 1953—1954, Pack River Company, 1943—1963.

Division contractor Potlatch Corporation, San Francisco, 1963. General manager Western Operations Wood Products Group, 1967, corporation vice president, 1970, group vice president, 1972, executive vice president operations, 1974, president, chief operating officer, 1977—1987. Chairman board governors National Council Paper Industry Air and Steam Improvements Inc.

Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946.

Achievements

• Roderick M. Steele has been listed as a noteworthy lumber and paper company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Wood Council, Western Wood Product Association, National Forest Products Association.