Kurt Loewen — Chief Financial Officer at Fortress Paper Ltd.

Mr. Kurt Loewen has been the Chief Financial Officer of Fortress Paper Ltd., since August 1, 2006. Mr. Loewen served as the Chief Financial Officer at Petra Petroleum Inc. (Formerly Fortress Petroleum Inc., Fortress Financial Corporation) from November 20, 2006 to December 22, 2008. He served as a Secretary of Fortress Paper Ltd. from August 1, 2006 to August 28, 2009 and its Controller from January 16, 2007 to August 28, 2009. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Lions Gate Metals, Inc. (formerly Fortress Base Metals Corp.) from September 2005 to April 2006 and also from November 2006 to January 2009. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Titan Uranium Inc. from September 1, 2005 to January 3, 2007 and 0903658 B.C. Ltd. (formerly Centric Energy Corp.) from October 3, 2005 to November 26, 2006. He served as Continental European Controller from May 2003 to May 2005 and Group Finance Manager of Fidelity Investments Group of Companies based in Luxembourg and Bermuda from May 2000 to May 2005. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of Aumega Discoveries Ltd. Mr. Loewen has over 8 years of audit and accounting experience. He served in public practice in audit and accounting at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He served as a Director of Pan American Fertilizer Corporation since March 2013. He served as a Director of Bastion Resources Ltd. since December 8, 2009. He served as a Director of Pan American Fertilizer Corp. from December 8, 2009 to February 28, 2013. He served as a Director of Petra Petroleum Inc. from August 2006 to December 2008. He is a Chartered Accountant in Canada. He has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC since June 2000. Mr. Loewen received a B.Sc. in May, 1992 and also received a Masters of Science degree in Forest resource management in January 1994 at University of British Columbia.