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 served as interim chairman and chief executive officer of Constellium, formerly Alcan Engineered Products, from November 2011 to February 2012. He was president and chief executive officer of Alcan Inc. from 2006 until its merger with Rio Tinto Aluminum in October 2007. From 2007 through 2009, he served as executive director of Rio Tinto PLC and Rio Tinto Ltd., and chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Alcan (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto). From October 2005 to March 2006, he was chief operating officer of Alcan Inc. and from 1997 to 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 Group Inc. (NYSE; TSX) and Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (NYSE), and is the lead independent director with Constellium (private company). He has served in the last five years on the boards of Alcan Inc. (NYSE; TSX; no longer a public company), Rio Tinto plc (London Stock Exchange; NYSE (ADRs)) and Rio Tinto Limited (Australian Stock Exchange).
Richard D. Falconer
Mr. 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 the chairman of Jaguar Mining Inc. (NYSE; TSX) and a board member of Chorus Aviation Inc. (TSX). He is also a board member of LOFT Community Services and of the Bridgepoint Health Foundation, where he is chair of its campaign cabinet committee.
Richard Garneau
Mr. 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
Mr. Hearn has served on the Company's board since the emergence date. He retired from International Paper in April 2009, where he served as project executive with responsibility for implementing the company's expanded manufacturing and market presence in Brazil. Before this assignment, Mr. Hearn held various other general business management, operations management and technology management positions in the U.S. and Canada, including as head of International Paper's coated paperboard business. He was president and chief executive officer of Weldwood of Canada from 2000 to 2002, and he 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 board of directors.
Bradley P. Martin
Mr. Martin has served on the board since the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. Since March 9, 2012, he has served as vice president for strategic investments with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. He had been its vice president and chief operating officer since January 2007, and its corporate secretary since 2002. Before joining Fairfax in 1998, he was a partner with Torys LLP, a leading Canadian business law firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions and securities laws. Mr. Martin currently serves as chairman of Ridley Inc. (TSX) and of Imvescor Restaurant Group Inc. (TSX), and a member of the board of The Brick Ltd. (TSX). He has served in the last five years on the boards of Odyssey Re Group Limited (NYSE) and Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX).
Alain Rhéaume
Mr. 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, Boralex Inc. (TSX) and Redline Communications Group 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. (Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Exchange; no longer a public company) Boralex Power Income Fund (TSX) and other private companies.
Michael S. Rousseau
Mr. 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.