BOUCHERVILLE, QC, Jan. 16, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Colabor Group Inc.
(TSX: GCL) ("Colabor" or the "Corporation") today announced changes
to its Board of Directors (the "Board"). The changes are effective
immediately.
First, Mr. Robert Panet-Raymond,
who had been acting as Interim Chairman of the Board since May,
officially becomes Chairman of the Board of Colabor. Mr.
Panet-Raymond has been a member of the Corporation's Board since
April 2009 and previously had been a
member of the board of trustees of Colabor Income Fund from 2005 to
2009.
Second, Mr. Paul Webb has
announced his resignation as a director of the Corporation to join
Colabor as Vice-President and General Manager for the Eastern Quebec and Maritimes division. He
assumed these responsibilities as of January
12, 2015, replacing Mr. Claude
Saillant, who will leave his position at the end of the
month. Mr. Webb had been director since May
2013 and had been nominated by Colabor Investments Inc.
The Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee of the
Board is actively working at recruiting a new director and the
Corporation is confident to proceed with a nomination in the
shortest time frame possible.
ABOUT COLABOR
Colabor is a wholesaler and distributor
of food and non-food products serving the foodservice market
(cafeterias, restaurants, hotels, restaurant chains) in Québec,
Ontario and the Atlantic
provinces, as well as the retail market (grocery stores and
convenience stores).
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release may
contain forward-looking statements reflecting the opinions or
current expectations of Colabor Group Inc. concerning its
performance and business operations and future events. These
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
Actual results or events may differ.
SOURCE Colabor