Paper Excellence Group Reorganizes Business Units
mills will be announced at a later date. Richard Tremblay will continue to serve as Senior Vice President, pulp, paper and tissue operations, and John La- fave will serve as Senior Vice President, pulp and tissue sales. Tremblay and Lafave will serve as co-leaders of the business unit until a permanent leader is named. Hugues Simon will continue to serve as President of the Wood Products business unit. Simon has extensive ex- perience in wood products operations, finance and sales with Resolute and its predecessor companies. Henry, Tremblay, Lafave and Simon will report to the Pa- per Excellence management board, chaired by Non-Exec- utive Chairman John Williams, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Domtar. “My heartfelt congratulations to Steve, Richard, John and Hugues. Each of them brings extensive experience, demonstrated success, and a commitment to continuous improvement,” said Williams. “We have assembled an impressive team of business leaders who are uniquely qualified to deliver superior re- sults and position the organization for continued growth.” Resolute's Remi G. Lalonde, President and Chief Exec- utive Officer; Sylvain A. Girard, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Stephanie Leclaire, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, have decided to leave the organization on September 1 to pursue other interests. For more information, visit paperexcellence.com .
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada based Paper Excel- lence Group announced an updated organizational struc-
ture for its business units following the recent acquisitions of Resolute Forest Products in March 2023 and Domtar in November 2021. Steve Henry, currently Domtar's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named President of the Paper & Packaging business unit with responsibility for
Steve Henry
all legacy Domtar pulp, paper and packaging operations as well as Paper Excellence Canada's Port Alberni and Crofton mills. Henry is an experienced pulp and paper executive with 28 years of industry expertise. His career has spanned di- verse roles in strategy, project management, and general management in corporate and mill environments. Prior to joining Domtar, Henry held a series of progressive posi- tions with International Paper, Weyerhaeuser and Geor- gia-Pacific. The leader of the Pulp & Tissue business unit consisting of all legacy Resolute pulp, paper, and tissue operations as well as the non-integrated Paper Excellence Canada pulp
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