Laurent Lemaire

Laurent Lemaire General Information

Biography

Mr. Laurent Lemaire is a Co-Founder and serves as Member of the Board of Directors at Cascades. In 1962, with a Master's degree in Commerce from the University of Sherbrooke, he officially joined his father and brother, Bernard, as the head of Drummond Pulp and Fiber; this was followed in 1964 by his participation in Cascades' beginnings in Kingsey Falls. Of the three, he was the most financially astute and the moderator. Candor and honesty are second nature to him. A strategist, a man of challenges, he fulfills his functions efficiently. He contributed greatly to the development of Cascades' business model. In 2003, the Conseil de l'Industrie forestière du Québec (CIFQ) awarded Laurent Lemaire the Prix de l'excellence Pâtes et Papiers, which is awarded annually to a Québec personality who has contributed in large measure throughout his career to the development and expansion of the Pulp and Paper Industry. In July 2003, Alain Lemaire assumed the presidency of Cascades and Laurent continues to play an important role on the Board of Directors, namely, as Chair and then as Executive Vice-Chairman, a position that he held from October 2011 to May 2014. He is President of Cascades SAS (Europe) and is responsible for the development of the European divisions of the Corporation