John Q. Anderson
Chairman and CEO of BigWheel Partners Inc., a private equity investment affiliate of Fenway Partners Inc. Mr. Anderson is a director of Panther Expedited Services, Inc. and Gemini Traffic Sales, Inc. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of RoadLink USA, Inc. Mr. Anderson serves on AbitibiBowater’s Human Resources and Compensation, and Environment, Health and Safety board committees.
Jacques Bougie
President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcan Inc. from 1993 to 2001, and former Chair of Abitibi-Consolidated. He also serves on the boards of directors of Nova Chemicals Inc. and McCain Foods Ltd. Mr. Bougie was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1994. He chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee of AbitibiBowater’s Board of Directors, and serves as a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.
William E. Davis
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation from May 1993 to February 2002. He serves on the board of directors of Consol Energy Inc. Mr. Davis serves as a member of AbitibiBowater’s Nominating and Governance, and Human Resources and Compensation board committees.
Richard B. Evans
President and Chief Executive Officer and director of Alcan Inc. since March 2006. In connection with Alcan’s pending acquisition by Rio Tinto PLC of London, U.K., Mr. Evans has agreed to continue as chief executive of the companies’ combined aluminum business and as an executive director of Rio Tinto PLC. Mr. Evans serves as a member of AbitibiBowater’s Nominating and Governance, and Human Resources and Compensation board committees.
Gordon D. Giffin
Senior Partner with the law firm McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP. Mr. Giffin served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada from August 1997 to April 2001. He is a member of the boards of directors of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Canadian National Railway Company, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, TransAlta Corporation and Ontario Energy Savings Ltd. He is also on the Board of Advisors for Kissinger McLarty Associates. Mr. Giffin serves on AbitibiBowater’s Audit, and Environment, Health and Safety board committees.
Anthony F. Griffiths
Independent business consultant and corporate director. Mr. Griffiths is a member of the Board of Directors of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, serving as Lead Director, member of its Audit Committee and Chair of its Compensation and Governance, and Nominating Committees. He is also the Chairman of Russel Metals Inc., Novadaq Technologies Inc., and a director of Northbridge, Crum & Forster and OdysseyRe, Vitran Corporation Inc., PreMD Inc., and Jaguar Mining Inc.
Ruth R. Harkin
Senior Vice President, International Affairs and Government Relations, of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and Chair of United Technologies International from June 1997 to February 2005. Ms. Harkin serves on the board of directors of ConocoPhillips. She is also a member of the State of Iowa Board of Regents. Ms. Harkin serves as a member of AbitibiBowater’s Nominating and Governance, and Human Resources and Compensation board committees.
Lise Lachapelle
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association from 1994 until January 2002. Ms. Lachapelle serves on the boards of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., Russel Metals Inc., Innergex Power Trust, BNP-Paribas (Canada) and Mirabaud Canada Inc. She chairs the Environment, Health and Safety Committee of AbitibiBowater’s Board of Directors, as well as serves as a member of the Audit Committee.
Gary J. Lukassen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) from 1989 until his retirement in 2001. Mr. Lukassen serves on the boards of The North West Company and Spinrite Income Fund. Mr. Lukassen serves on AbitibiBowater’s Audit, and Environment, Health and Safety board committees.
David J. Paterson
President and Chief Executive Officer of AbitibiBowater. With nearly 30 years of experience in the forest products industry, Mr. Paterson joined Bowater in 2006 following his tenure at Georgia-Pacific Corporation, where he held a number of senior executive positions. Mr. Paterson is a member of the AbitibiBowater board and of the board of the Peace Center for the Performing Arts.
Paul Rivett
Chief Legal Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Mr. Rivett also serves as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. Prior to 2004, Mr. Rivett was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling LLP in Toronto, Canada.
John A. Rolls
Managing partner of Core Capital Group, LLC, of New York. Mr. Rolls serves as a director of FuelCell Energy, Inc. and MBIA Inc. Mr. Rolls chairs the Audit Committee of AbitibiBowater’s Board of Directors, as well as serves as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
John W. Weaver
Chairman of AbitibiBowater. Mr. Weaver held a number of senior executive positions in operations and sales prior to being appointed President and CEO of Abitibi-Consolidated in 1999. He has over 30 years of experience in the forest products industry. Mr. Weaver is a member of the AbitibiBowater board, the chair of both the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and FPInnovations, and a director of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities.
Togo D. West, Jr.
Chairman of TLI Leadership Group. He served as Secretary of the United States Army from 1993 to 1998 and Secretary of United States Department of Veterans Affairs from 1998 to 2000. Mr. West serves as a director of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. and is Chairman of the Board of Noblis Corporation. Mr. West chairs the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of AbitibiBowater’s Board of Directors, and serves as a member of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee.