Richard Garneau

Richard Garneau "has a broad industry background in paper and forest products gained in a variety of challenging operational and finance roles. He was appointed Catalyst Paper's president and chief executive officer on March 26, 2007 after holding senior executive positions with Domtar Inc., Norampac, St. Laurent Paperboard, Finlay Forest Products and Donohue Inc.

"Mr. Garneau is a chartered accountant, and holds a bachelor of administration degree from Laval University."