Cascades
Born in Asbestos, Québec, and then raised and educated in Sherbrooke, Jean-David did his first university internship in mechanical engineering at the Papier Kingsey Falls (PKF) plant in 1994. He completed his bachelor’s degree in 1997 and was hired at PKF in a contractual position for couple of months. In March 1997, he obtained a permanent position as Maintenance Supervisor at this same plant. He continued his development within Cascades by earning an MBA from Université de Sherbrooke as part of a manager development project in 2003.
Jean-David was promoted 10 times over the course of 22 years, moving up a level at a time as he gained experience in each of the company’s three groups. After Supervisor, he became Plant Manager, General Manager and Vice-President before being appointed President of the Tissue Group.
Married, Jean-David is mainly involved in his children’s activities such as the ski club.
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Cascades Inc. (Cascades) is a Canada-based company that produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products consisting of recycled fibers. The Company operates through four segments: Containerboard, Boxboard Europe, Specialty Products (which constitutes the Company's Packaging Products) and Tissue Papers. The Containerboard segment is a manufacturer of containerboard and converter of corrugated products in North America. The Boxboard Europe segment is engaged in manufacturing coated boxboard in Europe. The Specialty Products Group manufactures industrial packaging, consumer packaging products, and is also involved in recovery and recycling. The Tissue Papers segment operates units that manufacture and convert tissue papers for the Away-from-Home and consumer products markets. In Europe, Cascades operates the La Rochette mill in France that produces coated boxboard made of virgin fiber, with a total annual production capacity of approximately 165, 000 metric tons.