Committees of the Board of Directors

Cascades’ organizational structure and its management practices are regularly reviewed so as to tailor them to the changing trends of the Company and the ever-increasing demands with respect to transparency and ethics. The Board of Directors monitors these changes via four committees that have separate mandates.

Audit Committee

The Environment, Health and Safety Committee

The Environment, Health and Safety Committee's mandate is to regularly monitor the performance of the Company in matters related to the environment. This monitoring is required to ensure that the operations of the Company are conducted in compliance with industry standards as well as with applicable laws and regulations on the quality of the environment.

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible, amongst other things, for implementing, updating and reporting the Company’s practices relative to corporate governance.

Human Resources Committee

Amongst the tasks it has been assigned, the Committee’s mandate is to make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding annual compensation packages for all senior management, after having reviewed the recommendations of the President and Chief Executive Officer, in accordance with the salary structures and incentive compensation plans.