Apr 16, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Domtar Corporation announced important changes to the composition and structure of its Management Committee. All members of the Management Committee will report directly to the President and CEO. The new management structure is effective immediately, as the company informed Lesprom Network. "I am pleased to announce the composition of Domtar's new Management Committee," stated John D. Williams, President and CEO. "These significant changes are intended to secure the present, streamline our organization and reduce costs in these particularly difficult times. With this new Management Committee, I am confident that Domtar will be even better prepared to tackle today's critical challenges and to seize tomorrow's development opportunities," added Mr. Williams. Michael Edwards will continue in his present role as Senior Vice-President, Pulp and Paper Manufacturing. The sales and marketing functions will be consolidated under Richard Thomas as Senior Vice-President Sales and Marketing. A new Senior Vice-President, Distribution will be recruited. Jim Lenhoff has agreed to carry out his current responsibilities and will leave the company and take retirement once a successor is appointed. Daniel Buron will continue in his present role as Senior Vice-President and CFO. Legal and Environmental Affairs: Zygmunt Jablonski will continue in his present role as Senior Vice-President and General Counsel. Human Resources: A new Senior Vice-President, Human Resources, will be recruited. Michel Dagenais has agreed to carry out his current responsibilities and will leave the company and take retirement once a successor is appointed. Patrick Loulou will continue in his present role as Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development. Jean-Francois Merette will continue in his present role as Senior Vice-President, Forest Products. In addition, three other members of the Management Committee will be retiring, their positions abolished and responsibilities consolidated under the new Management Committee structure. They are: Marvin Cooper, Executive Vice-President and COO; Steven Barker, Senior Vice-President, Marketing; and Gilles Pharand, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs. "Our colleagues who will be leaving us have made an enormous contribution to our company's development and I wish them every success in their new endeavors," concluded Mr. Williams. Domtar Corporation is the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America and the second largest in the world based on production capacity, and is also a manufacturer of papergrade, fluff and specialty pulp.