Desbiens, Helie Tapped to Lead Quebecor World

In 1977, Desbiens joined Domtar as general manager of manufacturing for the company's newsprint division. He was later appointed Domtar's vice president and general manager for newsprint, commercial pulp and groundwood specialties.

In 1985, Desbiens became CEO of Chapelle-Darblay, a French pulp and paper company. Returning to Canada in the late 1980s, Desbiens held several senior executive positions at Domtar in sales, marketing and business development before moving to Donohue as COO in 1992.