Paper Excellence makes organizational changes

Paper Excellence has announced an updated organizational structure for its business units following the acquisitions of Resolute Forest Products in March 2023 and Domtar in November 2021.

Steve Henry, currently Domtar COO, has been named president of the paper and packaging business unit with responsibility for 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, and has previously worked for International Paper, Weyerhaeuser and Georgia-Pacific.

The leader of the Pulp and Tissue business unit, consisting of all legacy

Resolute pulp, paper and tissue operations as well as the non-integrated Paper Excellence Canada pulp mills, will be announced at a later date. Until then, Richard Tremblay, SVP of operations, and John Lafave, SVP of sales, will serve as co-leaders of the division.

Meanwhile, Hugues Simon will continue to serve as president of the wood products business unit.

All four senior execs will report to the Paper Excellence management board, which is chaired by non-executive chairman John Williams, the former CEO of Domtar.

Resolute CEO Remi Lalonde, CFO Sylvain Girard and chief legal officer Stephanie Leclaire will all leave the organization, effective September 1.