Providing strategic advice and effective oversight in today's fast-changing global business environment requires an independent, high-performance board whose members have extensive knowledge and experience in a wide range of disciplines. Those criteria are reflected in the credentials of Resolute Forest Products Board members, who bring to the table an outstanding combination of know-how and experience along with the highest level of integrity.
Richard B. Evans
Richard Evans served on Bowater Incorporated’s board from 2003 through the combination of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and Bowater into AbitibiBowater Inc., and has been the Company’s chair since February 2009. He was president and chief executive officer of Alcan Inc. from 2006 until its merger with Rio Tinto Aluminum in October 2007. He then served as executive director of Rio Tinto PLC and Rio Tinto Ltd. from 2007 through 2009. From October 2005 to March 2006, he was chief operating officer of Alcan Inc. and from 1997 to October 2005, he held several executive positions with that company, including executive vice president for aluminum fabrication, Europe, executive vice president for fabricated products, North America and president of Alcan Aluminum Corporation. Mr. Evans is the former chairman of the International Aluminum Institute. He also serves on the board of CGI Inc. (NYSE; Toronto Stock Exchange) and Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (NYSE).
Richard D. Falconer
Richard Falconer has served on the Company’s board since the emergence date. He was vice chairman and managing director of CIBC World Markets Inc. until he retired in 2010. He joined Wood Gundy (now a division of CIBC World Markets) in 1970; his previous roles include financial analyst, director of research and co-head of investment banking. He has experience advising companies in the forest products industry. Mr. Falconer is a board member of the Bridgepoint Health Foundation and chair of their Campaign Cabinet Committee. He serves on no other public company board of directors.
Richard Garneau
Richard Garneau has served on the board since June 2010 and has been our president and chief executive officer since January 1, 2011. He served as president and chief executive officer of Catalyst Paper Corporation from 2007 through 2010 and as vice president of pulp and paper operations with Domtar Inc. from 2005 through 2007. He also held a variety of roles at Norampac, Copernic.com, Future Electronics, St. Laurent Paperboard, Finlay Forest Industries and Donohue Inc. He serves on no other public company board of directors.
Jeffrey A. Hearn
Jeffrey Hearn has served on the Company’s board since the emergence date. He retired from International Paper in April 2009, where he served as vice president and project executive, and previously held various other general business management and technology management positions in the U.S. and Brazil. Prior to his return to the U.S. with International Paper, Mr. Hearn was president and chief executive officer of Weldwood of Canada from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Hearn has also served as chair of the Paperboard Mfg. and Converting Section of the American Forest Products Association and former vice-chair of the Forest Products Association of Canada. He was also Industry CEO representative for the B.C. Forest Products Forest Practices Reform Initiative. He serves on no other public company board of directors.
Alain Rhéaume
Alain Rhéaume has served on the Company’s board since the emergence date. He is founder and a managing partner at Trio Capital Inc. Before then he was executive vice president and president of Fido, a subsidiary of Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., a role he assumed when Microcell Telecommunications Inc. was acquired by Rogers. Mr. Rhéaume was president and chief operating officer and previously served as chief financial officer of Microcell. Previously, Mr. Rhéaume was associate deputy minister of finance from 1987 to 1992 and deputy minister of finance from 1992 to 1996 in the provincial government of Québec. He currently serves as a director of the Canadian Public Accountability Board, the Canadian Investors Protection Fund and Boralex Inc. (TSX). He has served in the last five years on the boards of ACS Income Trust Fund (TSX; no longer a public company), Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE, TSX; no longer a public company), Diagnocure Inc. (TSX), Kangaroo Media Inc. (TSXV; no longer a public company) and other private companies.
Paul C. Rivett
Paul Rivett has served on the Company’s board since April 2008. He has been vice president and chief legal officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited since 2004 and also serves as vice president and chief operating officer of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Mr. Rivett was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling LLP in Toronto, Canada, before joining Fairfax in 2004. Mr. Rivett serves on the boards of Mega Brands Inc. (TSX) and The Brick Group Income Fund (TSX).
Michael S. Rousseau
Michael Rousseau has served on the Company’s board since the emergence date. He has been executive vice president and chief financial officer of Air Canada since October 2007. He served as president of Hudson’s Bay Company from 2006 to 2007, and as executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2001 to 2006. Prior to Joining Hudson’s Bay Company in 2001, he held senior executive financial positions at other large international corporations, including Moore Corporation in Chicago, Silcorp Limited and the UCS Group (a division of Imasco Limited). Mr. Rousseau currently serves on the board of EnerCare Inc. (TSX) and served as a trustee of Golf Town Income Fund (TSX) in the last five years.
David H. Wilkins
Ambassador Wilkins has served on the Company’s board since the emergence date. He was nominated by President George W. Bush as United States ambassador to Canada in 2005, a position he held until January 20, 2009. Before this appointment, he practiced law for 34 years in Greenville, South Carolina, and has extensive experience in civil litigation and appellate practice. He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1980 and served 25 years, culminating in his service as speaker of the House. He is currently a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and chairs the Public Policy and International Law practice group. He is also former mayor of Greenville, South Carolina. He serves on no other public company board of directors, but serves on other private company boards.