AbitibiBowater Announces New Board of Directors for Restructured Company

Alain Rhéaume (Outremont, QC) is a Managing Partner at Trio Capital Inc. Most recently he was EVP & President of Fido, with Rogers Wireless - a role he assumed when Microcell was acquired by Rogers. With Microcell Telecom, Mr. Rhéaume was President and Chief Operating Officer and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Microcell Telecommunications Inc. Previously, Mr. Rhéaume was Associate Deputy Minister of Finance from 1987 to 1992 and Deputy Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1996 in the Quebec Government. Mr. Rhéaume currently serves on the Canadian Public Accounting Board and the Canadian Investors Protection Fund.