Cascades Reports Voting Results for Election of Directors

Cascades Inc., Kingsey Falls, Que., Canada, a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and paper tissue products, held its Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2016. The nine candidates proposed as directors were duly elected directors of the corporation by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present or represented by proxy at the meeting, as follows:  

                                             

                                       VOTES FOR                          VOTES WITHHELD

 

Nominee                         Number              %                Number            %

Alain Lemaire               65,528,319        95.95          2,769,233         4.05

Louis Garneau             67,563,761        98.93              733,791         1.07

Sylvie Lemaire             68,182,215        99.83              115,337         0.17

David McAusland        67,430,987        98.73              866,565         1.27

Georges Kobrynsky    68,161,152        99.80              136,400         0.20

Elise Pelletier               66,706,949        97.67           1,590,603         2.33

Sylvie Vachon              65,939,151        96.55           2,358,401         3.45

Laurence G Sellyn      66,199,852        96.93           2,097,700         3.07

Mario Plourde              66,815,724        97.83           1,481,828         2.17

 

Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, converts, and markets packaging and tissue products that are composed mainly of recycled fibers. Cascades employs 11,000 men and women, who work in close to 90 production units in North America and Europe.