Board of directors
Chairman of the Board
- Director since February 2008 / Independent
- Chairman of the Special Committee for Strategic Purposes
- Member of the Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee
- Minnesota, United States of America
Mr. Continenza is a corporate director. From October 2007 to October 2010 he was President of STi Prepaid, LLC, a facilities‑based provider of prepaid long‑distance wireline and wireless communications services. Mr. Continenza is chairman and member of the board of directors of some private companies. In the past, Mr. Continenza also sat on the boards of Rural Cellular Corp, Inc., U.S.A. Mobility Inc. and Microcell Telecommunications Inc.
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Director since January 2006 / Non independent
- Member of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee
- Member of the Special Committee for Strategic Purposes
- Ontario, Canada
Mr. Lopez was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2006 and has been a Director of the Corporation since January 2006. Prior to being named President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lopez served as Executive Vice President and President of the Corporation’s Forest Products Group from August 2003 to January 2006. From 1999 to August 2003, Mr. Lopez was Executive Vice President, Forest Resource Management Group of Tembec. Mr. Lopez also holds a seat on, and is chairman of the board of directors of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and is a co-chairman of the Bi-National Softwood Lumber Council between Canada and the United States. He is a member of the board of directors of FP Innovations and he sits on the President’s Board of Advisors for California University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Lopez graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1981.
Director
- Director since January 2005 / Independent
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- New Brunswick, Canada
Mr. Betts is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick. He is also the former Finance Minister and Minister of Business with the Province of New Brunswick. Mr. Betts chairs the board of directors of Starfield Resources Inc. and chairs the audit committees of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp., Adex Mining Inc., and Sheltered Oak Resources Corp. Mr. Betts is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in management, with a concentration in accounting and finance from Queen’s University in 1991.
Director
- Director since April 1999 / Independent
- Member of the Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee
- Member of the Business Improvement Plan Committee
- New York, United States of America
Mr. Brumm is President of Glastonbury Commons, Ltd., a consulting firm. He is also an Executive Advisor to Mitsubishi International Corporation (MIC), the North American subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. At MIC, Mr. Brumm previously served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and as a Director of both MIC and its parent company Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan. Mr. Brumm is a member of the Board of Visitors of Columbia University Law School and the Board of California State University, Fresno and is a board member of First Peoples Worldwide, an organization supporting indigenous people communities. Mr. Brumm also chairs the American Bird Conservancy and is a board member of The International Crane Foundation. Mr. Brumm graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University, Fresno in 1965 and received an L.L.B. from Columbia University School of Law in 1968.
Director
- Director since February 2008 / Independent
- Member of the Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee
- Member of the Special Committee for Strategic Purposes
- Connecticut, United States of America
Mr. Chapman is non-executive Vice Chairman of SkyWorks Leasing, LLC, an aircraft management services company, which he joined in December 2004. Prior to SkyWorks, he was associated with Regiment Capital Advisors, LP, an investment advisor based in Boston specializing in high yield investments, which he joined in January 2003. Mr. Chapman serves as a member of the board of directors of the public companies AerCap Holdings NV and Tower International, Inc. In addition, Mr. Chapman is a member of the board of directors of some private companies. Mr. Chapman was a director of Chrysler LLC from September 2007 to April 2009. In addition, Mr. Chapman serves on the Finance Committee of the Whitby School in Greenwich. Mr. Chapman received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree, with distinction, and a Master of Business Administration degree, with distinction, magna cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 1984 and 1985, respectively.
Director, Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
- Director since January 2011 / Non independent
- Member of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee
- Ontario, Canada
Mr. Dumas was named Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation in 1997. Mr. Dumas joined the Corporation in 1985 as Controller for the high-yield pulp mill in Temiscaming, Quebec. In 1991, he became Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Spruce Falls Inc., an affiliate of the Corporation. Mr. Dumas has also acted as a Director of various subsidiaries of the Corporation. He obtained an honors bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Ottawa in 1980.
Director
- Director since January 2011 / Independent
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Québec, Canada
Mr. Leduc is a Director of Terrestar Corporation since April 2006. He is a co-founder and managing partner of Trio Capital Inc., a private equity and venture capital firm that he started in January 2006, which invests primarily in telecommunications and new media. He is also Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Terrestar Solutions Inc. and Terrestar Networks (Canada) Inc. since November 2009. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., a nationwide wireless operator in Canada from February 2001 through November 2004, and as Vice President Finance and Director Corporate Planning from January 1995 to February 2001. Mr. Leduc has also served as a member of the board of directors of Rural Cellular Corporation, Inc., a wireless communications service provider, from May 2005 to August 2009. Mr. Leduc is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from HEC Montreal and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal and was admitted by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1986.
Director
- Director since January 2011 / Independent
- Member of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee
- Québec, Canada
Mr. Lortie is Senior Business Advisor at the law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. He is also a director of Group Canam Inc. and Element Financial Corporation. Mr. Lortie also served as President of the Transition Committee of the Agglomeration of Montreal from its inception in June 2004 to the end of its mandate in December 2005. Mr. Lortie served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Bombardier Transportation, Bombardier Capital, Bombardier International, and as President of Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. He has also served as Chairman of Canada’s Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing. He has been Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Provigo Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal Stock Exchange and a Senior Partner of Secor Inc. Mr. Lortie received a Master of Business Administration degree with honors from the University of Chicago, a license in applied economics from the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, and a Bachelor’s degree in applied sciences (engineering physics) from Université Laval, Canada. He received his certification from the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D). Mr. Lortie is a member of the Order of Canada.
Director
- Director since February 2008 / Independent
- Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee
- Chairman of the Business Improvement Plan Committee
- Massachusetts, United States of America
Mr. Scricco retired in November 2008 from Avaya Inc., a global provider of communications systems and software for enterprises where, since February 2007, he was the Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Logistics and Procurement. Prior to that, he was President of Avaya Global Services. Additionally, Mr. Scricco formerly was President and Chief Executive Officer of Arrow Electronics Inc. one of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and computer products, as well as Inglis Ltd., Whirlpool Corporation’s Canadian subsidiary. In addition, Mr. Scricco is a member of the board of directors of some private companies. Mr. Scricco began his career at The Boston Consulting Group and was also previously a General Manager at General Electric. In 1971, Mr. Scricco received a bachelor of science degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and, in 1973, a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University Business School.
Director
- Director since February 2008 / Independent
- Chairman of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee
- Member of the Business Improvement Plan Committee
- Ontario, Canada
Mr. Steuart worked 37 years in the pulp and paper industry in senior executive positions, most recently from August 1998 to December 2006 with Bowater Incorporated as President, Pulp Division and as Senior Vice President. Mr. Steuart was Chairman of the Ontario Forest Industries Association in 1997 and 1998. From September 1993 to July 1998, Mr. Steuart was President of the Pulp Division at Avenor Inc. Mr. Steuart holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan, which he received in 1970.
Director
- Director since February 2008 / Independent
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Business Improvement Plan Committee
- Ontario, Canada
Mr. Waisberg is a corporate director. Between August 2000 and October 2002, Mr. Waisberg served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration for Co-Steel Inc., a steel manufacturing company. From 1974 to August 2000, he was a partner at the Toronto office Goodmans LLP, a Canadian law firm. Mr. Waisberg is Chairman and a trustee of Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund, Chairman and a director of RX Exploration Inc. and a director of, Chantrell Ventures Corp., Metalex Ventures Limited and Primary Energy Recycling Corporation, all publicly traded companies in Canada.
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