Tembec appoints Pierre Gignac to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr.Gignac joins Tembec's Board with broad international experience and expertise in Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Finance.
Mr. Gignac served as the Senior Vice-President of Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Risk Officer at Export Development Canada ("EDC"), as Acting President and Acting CEO of EDC from June 3, 2013 to February 2014 and in a variety of senior roles at EDC from the time he first joined in 1999. EDC, a Crown corporation, is Canada's export credit agency, providing financing and insurance solutions locally and around the world to help Canadian companies of any size respond to international business opportunities.
Mr. Gignac will assume the seat of Mr. Michel Dumas who remains as Executive Vice President, Finance and CFO of the Company.
Tembec is a manufacturer of forest products- lumber, pulp, paper, and specialty cellulose – and a global leader in sustainable forest management practices.
