Board of Directors

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Mr. Abbandonato has devoted his career to the plastics industry and is one of three original founders of the Corporation. Over the years, he has worked extensively with businesses in the plastic film extrusion and converting (printing) industry. Prior to the start-up of Imaflex, he most notably founded a converting business, J.T. Packaging, which he eventually sold in 1990. Mr. Abbandonato studied business at Concordia University.

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Mr. Abbandonato is one of the founders of Imaflex. He brings deep industry experience, having worked in sales, administration and operations within the plastic film extrusion and polyethylene printing and converting industry for over 40 years. Mr. Abbandonato has a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Economics from Concordia University.

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Mr. Baril is a mechanical engineer, with over 25 years of management experience. He began his career as an engineer for Canadian General Electric, and subsequently joined Bombardier where he held several senior management positions, most notably President, Mass Transit Division; Executive Vice-President, Operations, Bombardier Aerospace; Executive Vice-President, Bombardier Transportation, and President and COO of Bombardier Recreational Products. Presently he is a director of numerous public and private companies. Mr. Baril graduated from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal with a Mechanical Engineering degree.

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Mr. Gattuso is a founding partner of the law firm Gattuso Bouchard Mazzone. He practices mainly in corporate law and commercial litigation in addition to his considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions as well as construction law. Over the years, Mr. Gattuso has been involved with numerous community organizations and has promoted various causes that have benefited the Quebec and Italo-Canadian community. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University, a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from McGill University, as well as a Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. In addition to being a member of the Quebec Bar Association, Mr. Gattuso is a member of the Quebec Order of Chartered Professional Accountants.

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Mr. Longo is an experienced executive with over 25 years of financial and management experience in manufacturing, retail and distribution. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of Maroline and previously Vice President of Finance of Tribal Sportswear General Partnership and Imaflex Inc. He was also a Faculty Lecturer at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management Chartered Accountancy Program. Mr. Longo is a chartered professional accountant who began his career at KPMG. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy and Bachelor of Commerce in Finance/Accounting from McGill University.
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Mr. Nolan is a tax lawyer. Previously he was a partner with the law firm of Lavery, de Billy which he joined after graduating from the University of Montréal Law School in 1988. He also graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts in administrative and Commercial Studies. His practice is split between tax litigation and tax planning for owner-managers and high net worth individuals as well as private and public companies. He is again cited in the current edition (2020) of Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading practitioner in the field of Tax Law. He has been an investor in start-ups and small cap companies for over two decades.

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Mr. Steinberg is the founder of Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management, a firm providing investment counsel services to high net worth individuals, institutions and foundations. Previously, he was President and Chief Investment Officer of AGF’s investment counsel business in Montreal, Magna Vista Investment Management and prior to this he worked at Lafferty, Harwood and Partners. Mr. Steinberg holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

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