Cascades Welcomes Jean-David Tardif as New EVP for Packaging Leadership

To support its strategic growth, Cascades Inc (TSX: CAS) is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Jean-David Tardif as Executive Vice-President for Packaging.

Mr. Tardif was, until last November, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cascades Tissue Group. Jean-David Tardif holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA. He has worked in each of Cascades’ three groups since joining the company in 1997. From 2013 to 2017, he was Vice-President for Consumer Products of the Tissue Papers business. He subsequently served as Vice-President of Operations for the company’s Containerboard Packaging segment from 2017 to 2019. Mr. Tardif returned to the Tissue Papers business in 2019 and has served as the Group’s President and Chief Operating Officer since then.

“Jean-David has played a key role in restoring our Tissue Group’s competitive positioning and profitability. In so doing, he demonstrated the full extent of his leadership capabilities and talent for fostering the full potential of a high-performance team and improving customer service. I am convinced he has what it takes to succeed in this new challenge,” said Cascades President and Chief Executive Officer Hugues Simon.

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