
About
Mr. Patrick Lemaire has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Boralex Power Inc. September 2006, administrator of Boralex Power Limited Partnership. Mr. Lemaire had been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Boralex Inc. since September 4, 2006 until November 30, 2020. He served as the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Container Board of Norampac Inc. since September 2001, where he managed 8 mills located in Canada, France and the United States employing over a thousand persons. Mr. Lemaire served as General Manager for several of Norampac Inc.’s container board mills from May 1998 to September 2001. He served as Chief Operating Officer at Boralex Inc. He served as Mill Manager in several of Norampac Inc.’s and cascades’ container board mills from August 1993 to May 1998. In 1988 he began his career at Cascades.
He successively held the positions of project manager, maintenance manager and plant manager in France and the United States. His managerial skills and leadership were then put to use as General Manager of five plants and as Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer in the containerboard packaging sector. He has been Non-Independent Director at Cascades Inc. since July 22, 2016 and serves as its Chairman since May 09, 2024. Mr. Lemaire has been Director of Boralex Inc. since June 2006 and Boralex Power Inc., since February 22, 2007. He serves as a Trustee of Boralex Power Trust. In 2016, he received the Prix d’excellence from the Cercle des Dirigeants d’Entreprises Franco-Québécois. In 2017, he was a finalist at the Quebec EY Entrepreneur of the year Awards and ranked as the 58th most influential individual in the wind industry by the British magazine A Word about Wind. Mr. Lemaire graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of laval (Quebec) in 1988.
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascades | Board | Member | 01/11/2016 |