Pope & Talbot Announces Organizational Changes

PORTLAND, Ore., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pope & Talbot, Inc.(NYSE: POP) today announced two key personnel changes that are part of anongoing restructuring designed to significantly improve the delivery ofcritical corporate functions. The company's human resources and safety departments will beconsolidated and managed by newly-named Vice President for Human ResourcesBeth Hardman, a long-time Pope & Talbot executive who has held a variety ofkey positions in the company. Hardman will be charged with creating a worldclass safety organization, streamlining HR and safety operations betweenthe corporate and mill levels, as well as coordinating upcoming bargainingefforts for 2008 labor agreements. In a related move, Kyle Gray, Operations Controller and 32-year veteranof Pope & Talbot, has been charged with streamlining mill accounting andreporting, and standardizing financial processes across the mill system. In announcing the changes, CEO Harold Stanton said, "Beth and Kyle areboth talented managers who have a deep understanding of and commitment tothis organization. The structure we are creating in both their areas willgo a long way toward removing redundancies, improving accuracy and speedingthe delivery of these key corporate functions. Moving forward, we willcontinue to evaluate other opportunities as successes and challenges of thenew centralized organization are realized." Pope & Talbot is a pulp and wood products business. The Company isbased in Portland, Oregon and traded on the New York Stock Exchange underthe symbol POP. Pope & Talbot was founded in 1849 and produces market pulpand softwood lumber at mills in the US and Canada. Markets for theCompany's products include the US, Europe, Canada, South America andPacific Rim countries. For more information on Pope & Talbot, please checkthe website http://www.poptal.com. Contact: Neil Stuart 503-220-3777