Mr. Mario Plourde has been a corporate director since February 2025. Since September 2024 he has been a consultant in manufacturing operations and sustainable development, a mandate that will continue until June 2026. From June to December 2024, he was Executive Advisor at Cascades Inc., which manufactures, converts and markets packaging and tissue products. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cascades Inc. from 2013 until 2024, and over the years, he occupied different positions, including Plant Manager and General Manager in the plastics sector, and Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and later President, of Cascades Specialty Products Group, in Canada and in the United States and became Chief Operating Officer before being appointed President.
Mr. Plourde sits on the Board of Directors of Valothanol Inc., a company that manufactures neutral alcohol from unutilized food co-products, as well as for the Fondation Charles-Bruneau, a foundation for pediatric cancer research. He also plays a key role in other organizations, associations and social efforts such as Centraide Centre-du-Québec. He is a multiple recipient of the award Prix bâtisseur - the Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau as well as the Pioneer award.