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February 1, 2010  By Pulp & Paper Canada


Catalyst Paper announced that Richard Garneau, the company’s chief executive officer, will be leaving the company on April 28, 2010, citing personal reasons. “Mr. Garneau has been relentless in his dr…

Catalyst Paper announced that Richard Garneau, the company’s chief executive officer, will be leaving the company on April 28, 2010, citing personal reasons. “Mr. Garneau has been relentless in his drive to reduce Catalyst’s costs and improve its profitability,” says Michel Desbiens, chair of Catalyst’s board of directors. “On behalf of the board I want to thank Richard for his contributions and express our regret at his depar- ture.” A search for a successor will begin immediately.

Patrick J. Moore, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation’s Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer, has notified the board of directors that he intends to retire within one year following the company’s emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings.

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ArboraNano, the new network created by FPInnovations and NanoQubec, has appointed Pierre Lapointe as chairman of its Board of Directors. Lapointe is president and CEO of FPInnovations. ArboraNano’s goal is to create a new Canadian bioeconomy based on innovative, highly-engineered, carbon-neutral products containing nanomaterials.


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