Resolute Forest Products is a leading producer of a diverse range of wood, pulp, tissue and paper products, which are marketed in over 60 countries. The company operates some 40 facilities, as well as power generation assets, in the United States and Canada and has third-party certified 100% of its managed woodlands to internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards.
Resolute has received regional, North American and global recognition for its leadership in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, as well as for its business practices.
Headquartered in Montreal (Quebec), the company is part of the Paper Excellence Group.
The Paper Excellence Group was established by Jackson Wijaya in 2006. As the founder and sole shareholder, Mr. Wijaya has entrusted the operations of Paper Excellence to an experienced management team, which shares his vision for the company.
About Jackson Wijaya
Jackson Wijaya is an Indonesian businessman and investor. He built Paper Excellence into one of the leading pulp and paper companies in North America. He also brings his vast operational experience to private investments in real estate, healthcare and technology across Asia and the Americas.
Raised in a family of entrepreneurial business leaders and investors, Mr. Wijaya set out at an early age to make his own mark. He grew Paper Excellence by acquiring best-in-class assets, investing in mills that would otherwise close, and innovating processes and materials. Today, the Paper Excellence Group, with estimated sales of US$10 billion, encompasses worldwide industry leaders including Paper Excellence Canada, Fibre Excellence, Paper Excellence Brazil, Domtar and Resolute Forest Products.
Across all facets of the business, Mr. Wijaya drives an ethos of impact. Paper Excellence has invested nearly $5 billion in local mills and communities, education and scholarships across North America, and global humanitarian and disaster relief. The company activates its commitment to Indigenous communities through job training as well as procurement and mill ownership opportunities. In 2022, Paper Excellence executed the largest private land conservation agreement in Canadian history, supplying 1,450 square kilometers of boreal forest to the Nature Conservancy of Canada for research and conservation.
An industrial engineer by training, Mr. Wijaya earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Michigan. He serves on the Executive Board for Asia at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wijaya is an avid reader with a passion for world history, an enthusiastic fisherman and a devoted family man who spends his free time with his wife and children.