Junex

Board of Directors

Me Jacques Aubert was president and Chief Executive Officer at Junex from the company’s creation in 1999 until April 2006, when he left his position within the company’s management while keeping his responsibilities as President of the Board of Directors. In the two years prior to the creation of Junex, he was a member of senior management and then president of SOQUIP, a Quebec government crown corporation that was mostly active in natural gas storage. Between 1976 and 1994, M. Aubert was a member of senior management at the Cascades Group, notably as Vice President and Corporate Secretary. He then got directly involved in the IPO and in the growth of this company active in the pulp and paper industry.

Dr Roberto Aguilera is Professor at the University of Calgary in addition to being the president of Servipetrol, an international consultation firm specialized in fractured reservoirs. Dr. Aguilera’s reputation is known worldwide and, throughout the years, he has provided specialized training to oil companies active in forty countries on all five continents. Dr. Aguilera is a petroleum engineer who graduated from the Universidad de America de Bogota and has a Master and a PhD degree from the Colorado School of Mines. He has written or participated in the writing of four books, such as "Naturally Fractured Reservoirs", of which he is the author.

André Caillé was president of the World Energy Council from September 2004 to November 2007. He was President and Chief Executive Officer at Hydro-Québec for 9 years, from October 1996 to April 2005. He had previously occupied several management positions at Gaz Metropolitain during more than 14 years, notably as President and Chief Executive between 1987 and 1996. He was also deputy minister of Environment of the Government of Québec from 1978 to 1981. Mr. Caillé has received many important distinctions during his career. He was notably decorated by l'Ordre national du Québec and the Order of Canada in addition to being nominated Knight of the Légion d’honneur by the Republic of France.

Me Daniel Courteau is a partner in the De Grandpré Chait law firm. He holds a Master of Taxation from l'Université de Sherbrooke and a diploma of international taxation from l'Université de Nice en France. He has a vast experience in business, having advised several companies as a tax specialist for the accounting firm Raymond Chabot between 1980 and 1987, and then as associate and tax specialist for the Montreal law firm De Grandpré Chait for more than 13 years.

Jean-Yves Lavoie, Ing. is a partner in the De Grandpré Chait law firm. He holds a Master of Taxation from l'Université de Sherbrooke and a diploma of international taxation from l'Université de Nice en France. He has a vast experience in business, having advised several companies as a tax specialist for the accounting firm Raymond Chabot between 1980 and 1987, and then as associate and tax specialist for the Montreal law firm De Grandpré Chait for more than 13 years.

Laurent Lemaire is Vice President of the Board of Directors of Cascades. Between 1992 and 2003 he was president and Chief Executive of Cascades, whose annual sales exceeds 3.5 billion Canadian dollars. Mr. Lemaire holds a Master of Economic Sciences from l'Université de Sherbrooke, is a member of the Royal Bank of Canada’s Board of Directors and was honoured throughout his career with several awards and distinctions acknowledging his talents as a manager.

Dr Gérald Riverin is President and Chief Executive Officer at Ressources Cogitore, a public company active in the base metal exploration in Québec. Mr. Riverin has a vast experience in managing mining projects, notably for the company Inmet Mining Corporation where he worked for ten years as the General Manager of Exploration for North America. During his career, Mr. Riverin was often associated with important successes, such as the discovery of the Troilus gold and copper mine in Abitibi, for which he received 1995 Discovery of the Year award from the Association des prospecteurs du Québec. Mr. Riverin is a member of the Ordre des Géologues du Québec.