AbitibiBowater Names New Executive Team

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• Alain Boivin, SVP, Pulp and Paper Operations. Boivin most recently was VP of Mill Operations, Central Region at Smurfit-Stone Container and will assume his new responsibilities at AbitibiBowater on March 7. This role will be managed on an interim basis by David J. Spraley, SVP, Pulp and Paper Manufacturing, Engineering and Quality. Boivin served as a VP at Smurfit-Stone since 2000. He previously was SVP, Containerboard Operations for St. Laurent Paperboard from 1999 to 2000. Prior to that, he was mill manager at several operations for Donohue and Avenor.
• Alain Grandmont, SVP, Human Resources and Public Affairs. Grandmont most recently served as EVP, Human Resources and Supply Chain for AbitibiBowater. He was previously SVP, Commercial Printing Papers from October 2007 to July 2009, and served as SVP, Commercial Printing Papers of Abitibi-Consolidated from 2005 to October 2007 and as SVP, Value-Added Operations and Sales of Abitibi-Consolidated in 2004.
• William G. Harvey, SVP and CFO. Harvey served most recently as EVP and CFO for AbitibiBowater. He previously was SVP and CFO of the company from October 2007 to July 2009, and served as EVP and CFO of Bowater from August 2006 to October 2007, and as SVP and CFO and Treasurer of Bowater from 2005 to 2006.
• John Lafave, SVP, Pulp and Paper Sales and Marketing. Lafave most recently served as VP Sales, National Accounts - Paper Sales for AbitibiBowater. Prior to that, he was VP Sales, National Accounts - Newsprint for the company and VP Sales, Commercial Printers for Abitibi-Consolidated from 2004 to 2009. Lafave previously held positions in sales with UPM-Kymmene and Repap Enterprises.
• Yves Laflamme, SVP, Wood Products, Global Supply Chain and Information Technology. Laflamme served most recently as SVP, Wood Products for AbitibiBowater. He was previously SVP, Woodlands and Sawmills of Abitibi-Consolidated from 2006 to October 2007 and VP, Sales, Marketing and Value-Added Wood Products of Abitibi-Consolidated from 2004 to 2005.
• Jacques P. Vachon, SVP and chief legal officer. Vachon most recently served as SVP, Corporate Affairs and chief legal officer for AbitibiBowater. He previously was SVP, Corporate Affairs and Secretary of Abitibi-Consolidated from 1997 to October 2007.

All appointments are effective immediately, with the exception of Boivin who will join the company in March. Also reporting directly to Garneau is William Kerr who will serve as VP, Internal Audit. Kerr also reports functionally to the company's Audit Committee of the board.

AbitibiBowater owns or operates 18 pulp and paper mills and 24 wood products facilities in the U.S., Canada, and South Korea.