Mr. Gaetz is currently President and CEO of the Canadian Payments Association ("CPA"), where he is responsible for leading the modernization of Canada's core national payments infrastructure. Mr. Gaetz is also a member of the International Council of Payment Association Chief Executives, is on the advisory boards of two private companies, and is a former member of the Banknote Ethics Initiative Accreditation Council.
Fortress Paper also announces that Richard O'C. Whittall retired from the Board effective January 4, 2016. Mr. Whittall has been a member of the Board since 2007.
Fortress Paper operates internationally in two distinct business segments: dissolving pulp and security paper products.