André Duchesne
André Duchesne was president and CEO of the Association des industries forestières du Québec from 1983 to 2002 and president of the Quebec order of forest engineers. In 2002, he was awarded the gold medal of the order of forest engineers, and this past May he received the 2008 pulp and paper award of excellence from the Quebec Forest Industry Council for having “contributed greatly throughout his career to the growth of the pulp and paper industry.” He was also a member of the executive committee of the Conseil du patronat du Québec from 1991 to 2002. He has been an economic consultant and provided the MEI with his vast knowledge of the forest industry.