Director
Kingsey Falls (Québec) Canada
Director since 1964
Non-Independent
One of the founders of Cascades, Mr. Lemaire has been a Director of the Company since 1964. He was President of the Company from its creation until 1992, Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1992 to 2008 and Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board from 2008 to May 2011. He is also Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boralex Inc., a major private electricity producer whose core business is the development and operation of power stations that generate renewable energy. He serves as a member of the Administrative Committee of both companies. Mr. Lemaire holds an Honorary Doctorate from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales – Montréal and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and an Officer of l'Ordre national of Quebec as well as a Chevalier of l'Ordre national of the Légion d'honneur of the French Republic.
Executive Vice-President
Warwick (Québec) Canada
Director since 1964
Non-Independent
One of the founders of Cascades, Mr. Lemaire has been a Director of the Company since 1964. He is a member of the Administrative Committee. He held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors from May 2008 to May 2011, and was Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2004 to May 2008. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1992 to 2004. He holds a Masters degree in Commerce and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke. He is a member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee of Junex Inc., a junior oil and gas exploration company. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Reno de Medici S.p.A., an italian based public company, manufacturer of coated and recycled boxboard.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Kingsey Falls (Québec) Canada
Director since 1967
Non-Independent
One of the founders of Cascades, Mr. Lemaire is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Administrative Committee. He was appointed Chairman of the Board in May 2011. He held the position of Executive Vice-President of the Company from 1992 to 2004 and was President and Chief Executive Officer of Norampac Inc., from 1998 to 2004. A former student of the Institut des pâtes et papiers of Trois-Rivières (Québec), he holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke.
Martin P. Pelletier ENG., PH.DConsultant
Sillery (Québec) Canada
Director since 1982
Non-Independent
Mr. Pelletier, a chemical engineer, is a pulp and paper consultant. He held the position of Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Containerboard, of Norampac Inc., from 1997 to 2000 and was President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolland Inc. (now Cascades Fine Papers Group Inc.) from 2000 to 2002. He is the Chairman of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee. He sits on the Board of Directors of CO2 Solution, an innovator in the field of enzyme carbon capture.
Paul R. Bannerman
Chairman of the Board of Etcan International Inc.
Montréal (Québec) Canada
Director since 1982
Non-independent
Mr. Bannerman is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Etcan International Inc., a pulp and paper sales agency founded in 1978 which is active in the American, European and South American markets. Mr. Bannerman sits on the Board of Directors of a number of private companies and contributes personally and through his private foundation to the advancement of education, health, the arts and community development. He is a graduate of McGill University in political science and economics and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Louis GarneauPresident, Louis Garneau Sports inc.
St-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Québec) Canada
Director since 1996
Independent
Mr. Garneau is President of Louis Garneau Sports Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of sports clothing and accessories throughout the world. He is a member of the Human Resources Committee. A former international cycle racer, Mr. Garneau participated in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He is a Chevalier de l'Ordre national of Québec and an Officer of the Order of Canada. In June 2007, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Faculty of Administration of the University of Ottawa. In 2008, he received the “Gloire de l'Escolle” medal as a former graduate having honored Université Laval due to the extent of his professional activities and his contribution to society.
Sylvie Lemaire
Director of companies
Otterburn Park (Québec) Canada
Director since 1999
Non-Independent
Mrs. Lemaire is a director of companies. She sits on the Board of Directors of Fempro 1 Inc., a manufacturer of absorbent products. She also sits on the Board of Directors of the Coopérative des travailleurs de Fempro 1 Inc. She has held production, research and development and general management positions. She was co-owner of Dismed Inc., a distributor of medical products and Fempro Inc., where she held the position of President until 2007. She is a member of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee. Mrs. Lemaire holds the degree of Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Montreal École polytechnique.
Georges KobrynskyDirector of companies
Outremont (Québec) Canada
Director since May 2010
Independent
Mr. Kobrynsky is a Director of companies. He is member of the Audit and Environment, Health and Safety Committees. He held the position of Senior Vice-President, Investments, Forest Products of the Société générale de financement du Québec from 2005 to 2010. Mr. Kobrynsky has also held for more than 30 years, various senior positions at Domtar Inc., including Senior Vice-President, Pulp and Paper Sales, Marketing and Customer Relations Group from 2001 to 2005 and Senior Vice-President, Communication Papers Division from 1995 to 2001. He sat on the Board of Directors of Norampac Inc., from 1998 to 2006. He also holds an M.B.A. from McGill University, a Bachelor's degree in Forest Engineering from Université Laval and a Bachelor of Arts from the Université de Montréal. Mr. Kobrynsky sits on the Board of Directors of Supremex Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of stock and custom envelopes of which he is a member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He is a member of the Board of Fibrek Inc., a leading producer and marketer of premium virgin and recycled kraft market pulp where he is a member of the Governance and Human Resources Committees.
Laurent VerreaultChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
GLV Inc.
Verdun (Québec) Canada
Director since 2001
Independent
Mr. Verreault is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of GLV Inc., a manufacturer of engineered equipment. He sits on the Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee of the Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Human Resources Committee of TMX Group Inc.
Robert Chevrier
President, Société de Gestion Roche Inc.
Montréal (Québec) Canada
Director since 2003
Independent
Mr. Chevrier is President of Société de Gestion Roche Inc., a holding and investment company. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and acts as lead Director. He is a director and member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Pension Fund Society of Bank of Montreal, a director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a company specializing in the production, processing and distribution of materials, director and Chair of the Human Resources Committee of CGI Group Inc., an IT and business process services provider, Chairman of the Board of Quincailleries Richelieu Ltée, a distributor, importer and manufacturer of specialty hardware. He has held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer of Rexel Canada Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Concordia and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
David McAusland
Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
S.E.N.R.C.L., s.r.l.
Beaconsfield (Québec) Canada
Director since 2003
Independent
Mr. McAusland is a partner in the law firm of McCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L.,s.r.l. From 1999 to February 2008, he held among others, the position of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer of Alcan Inc., a large multinational industrial company. He is a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Chair of the Human Resources Committee. Mr. McAusland sits on the Boards of Directors of Cogeco Inc., and Cogeco Cable Inc., active in the communications sector where he is a member and Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Strategic Opportunities Committee of both these issuers. A Board member of Equinox Minerals Ltd., an international exploration and mine development company, he is a member of the compensation committee and Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He sits on the Board of Directors of Khan Resources Inc., a uranium exploration and development company, where he is a member of the Audit, Finance and Compensation Committees. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ATS Automation Tooling Systems, a leader in automation manufacturing solutions. In addition, he is a director of not-for-profit organizations such as Centraide of Greater Montreal and Chairman of the Board of the Fondation de l'École nationale du cirque.
James B. C. DoakPresident and Managing Director,
Megantic Asset Management Inc.
Toronto (Ontario) Canada
Director since 2005
Independent
An economist and chartered financial analyst, Mr. Doak is President and Managing Director of Megantic Asset Management Inc., a Toronto-based investment company, since 2002. Prior thereto, from 1997 to 2002, he held the position of President of Enterprise Capital Management Inc. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Doak is Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and the Audit, Finance and Compensation Committees of Khan Resources Inc.,a uranium exploration and development company. He is also a director and member of the Audit Committee of Purepoint Uranium Group Inc.,a uranium exploration company. He is also a director and Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee of Eurocopter Canada Limited, a subsidiary of Eurocopter, a designer and manufacturer of civil helicopters. He holds a Diplôme des études collégiales from McGill University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Toronto.
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Cascades Web site. Here, you will find an overview of our operations and, I hope, the answers to any questions you may have about any of the companies that make up the Cascades Group. I am sure that you will notice the diversity of our value-added products as well as the entrepreneurial spirit of our people, a direct result of the importance we give to the human factor within our organization. Make yourself at home, and feel free to contact us if you require any additional information. 
