Remi G. Lalonde
CEO of Resolute Forest Products
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) - University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
- B.A.Sc. in civil Engineering - University of Ottawa, Faculty of Engineering
Overview
Lalonde was appointed president and chief executive officer of Resolute Forest Products, Inc.(RFP)
and a member of the company’s board on March 1, 2021.
Lalonde has been with the company since 2009. He previously served as senior vice president and chief financial officer from November 2018 to March 1, 2021, after being vice president for strategy, M&A, business development and procurement from May 2018 to November 2018. He was general manager of Resolute’s pulp and paper mill in Thunder Bay (Ontario) from February 2016 to May 2018. Before taking a leadership role in operations, Mr. Lalonde was treasurer and vice president for investor relations from November 2014 to February 2016, and vice president for investor relations from September 2011 to November 2014. He initially joined the company in 2009 as senior legal counsel (securities) following six years at the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York.
Lalonde graduated with a bachelor of laws from the University of Ottawa in 2003 and a bachelor of applied sciences in civil engineering from the University of Ottawa in 1999. He is admitted to practice law in New York and Ontario. Mr. Lalonde currently serves as a board member of the American Forest & Paper Association, and he is vice chairman of the board of the Forest Products Association of Canada and chairman of its audit committee. He is also on the board of the Binational Softwood Lumber Council and the Canadian Lumber Trade Association.
Career
- Resolute Forest Products - CEO
- Resolute Forest Products - President