Board of Directors

Lee Thomas

Lee Thomas is President and Chief Executive Officer of Rayonier, Inc., a leading international forest products company structured as a Real Estate Investment Trust with global core businesses in timber, real estate, and performance fibers. Prior to joining Rayonier as a member of the Board of Directors in June 2006, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Georgia-Pacific from 2002 to 2005.

Before he joined Georgia-Pacific, Lee served as chairman and chief executive officer for Law Companies Environmental Group. He is a former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and has also held leadership positions with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and with the Office of the Governor of South Carolina.

Over the years, Lee has been active in a variety of industry, government and environmental organizations. He currently serves on the boards of directors of RESOLVE and Airgas, Inc. His honors include the 1988 Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation, the 1991 René Dubos Environmental Award and the 2000 National Conference for Community Justice National Brotherhood Award. In October 2001, he will receive the Environmental Law Institute Award recognizing his two decades of vision and leadership in environmental law, policy and management. Lee is a native of Ridgeway, South Carolina, and earned his master’s degree from the University of South Carolina.