Marc-André Dépin obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, major in Finance, at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in 1988. In 1990, he joined the Cascades Group, where he diligently worked his way from Sales Representative to Sales Manager. He has managed and coordinated sales and marketing strategies in the containerboard sector. With his vision for the future, he launched several products, which provided added value to customers and developed new markets on an international scale.

Marc-André Dépin joined Norampac—a joint-venture company owned by Cascades and Domtar—in 1997, as Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Corrugated Products, and Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Containerboard. He was appointed Executive Vice-President in October 2001. A key member of the management team since Norampac's beginnings, Marc-André Dépin has contributed to the turnaround in Company profits and to several strategic acquisitions.

Under his vice-presidency, the corrugated products sector has become one of the most profitable in North America. Respect, team work and loyalty are company values that Marc-André Dépin has at heart and has successfully instilled in employees.

In December 2003, Norampac's Board of Directors announced the appointment of Marc-André Dépin as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Marc-André Dépin is a member of a number of business and paper industry associations. He also sits on the board of directors of many of them, and sits on juries and fundraising campaign boards.