John W. Creighton Jr.

John W. Creighton Jr. (September 1, 1932 - January 29, 2020) was an American executive who served for nine years, from 1988 to 1997, as president and chief executive officer of Weyerhaeuser, a $7 billion, publicly traded timber company. In addition to Weyerhaeuser, he also served in senior management and executive positions with United Airlines, the University of Puget Sound, the U.S. Department of the Army, and the Boy Scouts of America.[1]

Education

Creighton earned a B.S. from Ohio State University in 1954, a LLB from Ohio State in 1957, and an MBA from the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami. Creighton was also a certified public accountant.

Career

Creighton served as president and chief executive officer of Weyerhaeuser Company from 1988 through 1997.[2] He was the first chair of Weyerhaeuser who was not a member of the Weyerhaeuser family.[3] He also served as chairman and chief executive officer of UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines.[4]

Civic work

Creighton earned the Eagle Scout rank from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1946. As an adult, he was recognized for outstanding career and civic work by the BSA and awarded their Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the national president of the BSA. As national president, Creighton emphasized Scouting's traditional values and supported the growth of the BSA. Creighton said, "Scouting has always reflected the expectations of the American family. That so many American parents have chosen to involve their children in Scouting is a powerful testament to Scouting's effectiveness in building character in American youth."[5]

Personal

Creighton served in the U.S. Army.[6] Prior to his death in 2020, at the age of 87, he served on the board of directors of Saltchuk, a transportation and distribution company. He was married had three children and at the time of his death two grandchildren. [7] His son and namesake John W. Creighton III served as a commissioner of the Port of Seattle.[3]

Footnotes
  1. "John W. "Jack" Creighton Jr". News Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. "Weyerhaeuser CEO to Become Chairman". Los Angeles Times. 1988-02-11. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. Long, Katherine Khashimova (February 28, 2020). "Ex-Weyerhaeuser CEO Jack Creighton dies at 87". The Columbian. Vancouver, Washington. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  4. Zuckerman, Laurence (2001-10-29). "UAL Board Ousts Chief Unexpectedly". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  5. "Scouting for a Quote". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2006.
  6. "Biography of John W. Creighton" (PDF). HQ, 5th US Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2005. Retrieved March 22, 2006.
  7. "Our Team" at Saltchuck.com

References
  1. "A Plan for the Future". Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved April 1, 2006.
  2. "Biography of Newly Appointed UAL Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John W. Creighton, Jr". United Airlines. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2006.


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