MONTRÉAL, Oct. 2, 2017 /CNW
Telbec/ - The Chairman of the Board of Quebecor Inc., the
Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, and the Chairman of the Board of
Quebecor Media Inc., Pierre Dion,
are pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea C. Martin to their respective boards and
to the Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. Human Resources and
Corporate Governance Committees.
"We are very excited about the appointment of Andrea C. Martin, a recognized leader," said Mr.
Mulroney. "Her diverse areas of expertise, particularly security
and smart home solutions, marketing, metadata analysis, multi-brand
media management and fraud and identity theft protection, make her
a major asset to the Board and our entire organization."
With an impressive track record including international
management positions, Ms. Martin has extensive experience in
organizational management as well as business model transformation
and alignment.
Andrea C. Martin was President of
ADT Canada, Canada's leading
provider of security and automation solutions for homes and
businesses. She has also served as Managing Director of Data
Services for Royal Mail Group in London,
England and at the time was listed on the Top 50 Most
Influential Data-Driven People in the UK. Ms. Martin worked for 27
years at Reader's Digest, where she was president of three global
divisions as well as CEO and Executive Chair of the Board of
Reader's Digest Canada for three years.
Ms. Martin has completed two executive development programs at
the University of Oxford's Saïd
Business School in Britain and
Queen's University in Ontario. She
is also a graduate of McGill
University's Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).
Andrea C. Martin's appointment
became effective as of September
28.
About Quebecor
Quebecor, a Canadian leader in telecommunications,
entertainment, news media and culture, is one of the
best-performing integrated communications companies in the
industry. Driven by their determination to deliver the best
possible customer experience, all of Quebecor's subsidiaries and
brands are differentiated by their high-quality, multiplatform,
convergent products and services.
Quebecor (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) is headquartered in Québec. It
holds an 81.53% interest in Quebecor Media, which employs more than
10,000 people in Canada.
A family business founded in 1950, Quebecor is strongly
committed to the community. Every year, it actively supports people
working with more than 400 organizations in the vital fields of
culture, health, education, the environment and
entrepreneurship.
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SOURCE Quebecor