Forest products company Pope & Talbot Inc. on Friday said Chief Financial Officer Richard Atkinson resigned, effective June 16 and took a similar position at a privately held bio-energy company.

Pope & Talbot named former finance chief Maria Pope as Atkinson's replacement. Pope had headed the company's finance department from 1999 to 2003.

Separately, Pope & Talbot said it took out $325 million in loans with Ableco Finance LLC and Wells Fargo Financial Corp. Canada to refinance leases on several pulp mills.

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