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Maple Leaf Foods Announces New Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, December 14, 2023
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David Smales to join as CFO effective January 29, 2024 as Geert Verellen steps down

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  • David Smales to join as CFO effective January 29, 2024 as Geert Verellen steps down
    MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.  ("Maple Leaf Foods" or the "Company") (TSX: MFI) announced today that Geert Verellen has decided to step down as CFO in the new year, and that David Smales has been named as his successor starting January 29, 2024.
  • "As we planned for this transition, finding the right successor for Geert was a critical priority for us," said Curtis Frank, President and CEO.
  • "We are thrilled that David will be joining our Senior Leadership Team, and certain he will be a great addition to Maple Leaf Foods as we execute our strategic blueprint on the journey to becoming the most sustainable protein company on earth."
  • Smales comes to Maple Leaf Foods with a long track-record as a public company CFO, including almost 15 years as Executive Vice President and CFO at Aecon Group Inc.

CPABC recognizes three CPAs for early career achievements

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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CPAs, Paulina Cameron, Mallory Denniston and Jocelyn Li, have been recognized with the Early Achievement Award by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) for having distinguished themselves early in their CPA careers through professional achievements and/or volunteer service.

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  • CPAs, Paulina Cameron, Mallory Denniston and Jocelyn Li, have been recognized with the Early Achievement Award by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) for having distinguished themselves early in their CPA careers through professional achievements and/or volunteer service.
  • Since 2019, she has greatly expanded its reach from 440 to 1,500 entrepreneurs, boosted its programming and doubled its funding.
  • She had an equally striking impact at Futurpreneur Canada (2013-2018), where she expanded the community of young entrepreneurs accessing capital by 150%.
  • Cameron created and taught an Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation course at SFU’s Beedie School of Business in 2017.

Mercer International Inc. Announces Resignation of Its CFO, David Ure, and Promotion of Richard Short to CFO

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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Mercer has promoted its Vice President, Controller, Richard Short to succeed Mr. Ure as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.

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  • Mercer has promoted its Vice President, Controller, Richard Short to succeed Mr. Ure as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
  • Mr. Ure will step down from his current executive duties after more than seven years as CFO and over 17 years in all with the Company.
  • Mr. Ure will continue as an advisor until the end of August 2023 to assist Mr. Short and Mercer to facilitate a smooth transition.
  • We sincerely appreciate David's contributions and his support through the transition process and wish him all the best going forward."

ND Paper Attends Labelexpo Americas Conference Sept. 25 - 27

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --ND Paper is pleased to announce that it will attend the Labelexpo Americas conference in Rosemont, Ill. from September 25-27 to showcase high-performance label and liner products.

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  • OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --ND Paper is pleased to announce that it will attend the Labelexpo Americas conference in Rosemont, Ill. from September 25-27 to showcase high-performance label and liner products.
  • ND Paper is dedicated to its rigorous innovation process and develops products that provide solutions to its customers' unique application needs.
  • ND Paper is a recently-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited (HKG: 2689), a leading global paper product manufacturer.
  • ND Paper operates two pulp and paper mills in North America with diverse capabilities and combined annual production capacity exceeding 900,000 metric tonnes.

Unifor reaches tentative agreement with Catalyst Paper

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Sunday, June 17, 2018
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VANCOUVER, June 16, 2018 /CNW/ - A new four-year tentative agreement has been reached between Catalyst Paper and Unifor, representing approximately 750 workers in British Columbia.

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  • VANCOUVER, June 16, 2018 /CNW/ - A new four-year tentative agreement has been reached between Catalyst Paper and Unifor, representing approximately 750 workers in British Columbia.
  • "This agreement achieves the pattern bargaining goals that Unifor set for the western pulp sector, which is helping to raise standards across the board," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
  • In March, the U.S. Department of Commerce imposed a 22 per cent anti-dumping duty on products produced by Catalyst Paper, threatening its BC mills.
  • The tentative agreement is supported by the union's bargaining committee and is viewed as a fair and reasonable settlement.