Cascades Inc. announced after more than 12 years as the head of Cascades Specialty Products Group (SPG), President and COO Luc Langevin announced that he passed the torch on July 1st. With the aim of gradually heading towards retirement, he will continue to be responsible for Cascades Recovery+ (CR+) and will offer his experience and advice to various other Cascades corporate departments. Luc Langevin's career with Cascades began in 1995.

As a young, recently graduated engineer, he joined the Company as Plant Manager. He quickly rose through the ranks until he was appointed President and COO of SPG in 2011. Cascades management announced that Jrme Porlier, has been appointed as the new President and COO of SPG effective July 1st, 2023.

Jrme Porlier has been part of the Cascades' team for over 10 years. He joined the Company as Succession Plant Manager for the Tissue Group in 2012, taking responsibility for the Candiac plant. Less than two years later, he was promoted to Granby Plant Manager, before again being promoted to Tissu Group General Manager in 2016.

Mr. Porlier then joined the Specialty Products Group in 2019. There, he evolved as Vice-President of Operations of the Packaging sector.