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Mr. Hubert T. Lacroix serves as an Independent Director at Cascades Inc. since May 10, 2019. He has been the Chairman of the Board since May 2019 and also serves as Director at Stornoway Diamond Corporation since January 21, 2019. Mr. Lacroix served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of CBC/Radio-Canada – French Services from January 2008 to June 2018. He has served as a Strategic Counsel at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP since February 2019. Mr. Lacroix has been a Special Advisor to Entreprises TĂ©lĂ©mĂ©dia Inc. since June 2003 and served as its Senior Advisor to Stikeman Elliot LLP since 2005 until 2008. He is with the Montreal law firm Stikeman Elliott and also served as its Senior Advisor. He has been the Chief Executive and President of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation since January 1, 2008. Mr. Lacroix has experience in business and law and has a great expertise in corporate governance. He has practiced law for many years. He served as Consultant and Senior Advisor of Telemedia Ventures Inc. from May 5, 2003 to December 31, 2005. He served as a Partner of McCarthy Tetrault LLP (law firm) from 1984 to 2000 and also its Senior Partner.
He served as the Chairman at Fibrek Inc. until May 9, 2012 and SFK Holding Inc- Administrator of SFK Pulp Fund until May 9, 2012. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Télémédia Corporation Inc. From February 1, 2000 to May 2, 2003, he served as an Executive Chairman of the Board at Télémédia Corp. Inc. From 2000 to 2005, he served as an Executive Chairman of Canadian media firm Telemedia Corporation and also sits on the Board of Directors for several companies, including printing and media giant Transcontinental and the SFK Pulp Fund. He serves as a Director at G.T.C. Transcontinental Group Ltd. and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He served as a Director of ITS Investments Limited Partnership since 1998. Over the years, he also sat on the boards of Directors of companies like Adventure Electronics, Circo Craft, Donohue, ITS Limited Partnership, Michelin Canada and Secor Inc. and of non-profit organizations like l’Accueil Bonneau, the Fonds de développement du Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, the Montreal General Hospital Foundation and the Martlet Foundation of McGill University. He served as an Independent Director of Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. since July 21, 1992. He served as a Director of Cambior Inc. since May 12, 2005 and SFK Holding Inc. until May 9, 2012.
He served as an Independent Director of Transcontinental Inc. from 2000 to January 2008. He served as a Trustee of Fibrek Inc. from June 13, 2002 to May 9, 2012. He served as an Adjunct Professor of the Faculty of Law of University of Montreal, where he teaches securities and mergers & acquisitions courses from May 5, 2003 to December 31, 2007. He serves as a Trustee of the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation. He serves as an Executive Member of the Montreal Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors. In addition, he serves as a Director of the Fonds de developpement of College Jean-de-Brebeuf. He teaches at the Law Faculty of the University of Montréal, holding the position of guest professor. He also taught the business law module at the Quebec Bar School for many years and serves as a Member of the Quebec Bar since 1977. Finally, he was among the first in Canada to complete the ICD Corporate Governance College program and holds the certified designation of ICD.D. He served as a Basketball Coach at McGill University. A basketball Color Commentator for Radio-Canada TV and radio during the 1984, 1988 and 1996 Olympic Games, he has served as a regular contributor reporting on amateur sports for the Radio-Canada radio show Hebdo-Sports. Just before he started at CBC/Radio-Canada, he was included in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers of Canada. Mr. Lacroix received Master of Business Administration from McGill University in 1981. Mr. Lacroix received a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) in Civil Law from McGill University in 1976 and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1977.
Personal Details
Title: Mr
Surname: Lacroix
DoB: 01/01/1956
Age: 70 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Canada
Country of Birth: Canada
Language: English
Qualification: MBA , Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) in Civil Law
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascades | Board | Member | 01/01/2019 | |
| Cascades | Nominations & Governance | Member | 01/01/2019 | |
| Cascades | Industry Specific | Member | 01/01/2019 | |
| Cascades | Health, Safety & Environment | Member | 01/01/2019 | |
| Cascades | Other | Member | 01/01/2019 |
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