Eric J. Cremers

Eric J. Cremers is the CEO of Potlatch Corporation,Inc.(PCH). 

PotlatchDeltic Corporation’s board of directors today announced that Eric J. Cremers, currently the company’s president and chief operating officer, has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the company, effective January 1, 2021. Michael J. Covey, 62, who joined the company in 2006 as president and chief executive officer, and who has served as chairman and chief executive officer since 2007, will continue in his role as a director, serving as executive chairperson of the board of directors.

Cremers, 57, joined the company in 2007 as vice president and chief financial officer, and has held various executive roles at the company, including serving as the company’s president and chief operating officer since 2013. He was appointed to the board of directors in 2013 and will continue to serve as a director. As chief operating officer, Cremers has had supervisory responsibility over the company’s Timberlands, Wood Products, and Real Estate business operations. As a member of PotlatchDeltic’s leadership team for more than a decade, Cremers has played an integral role in the company’s business operations and strategy.