MONTRÉAL, Jan. 7, 2019 /CNW
Telbec/ - Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of
Quebecor, is pleased to announce two head office appointments:
Marc M. Tremblay becomes Chief
Operating Officer of Quebecor while retaining his responsibilities
as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, and Hugues Simard, who was with Quebecor from 1998
to 2017, becomes Chief Financial Officer of Quebecor.
"The changes at the top at Videotron have afforded us an
opportunity to expand the role and increase the responsibilities of
some long-time associates of Quebecor," commented Pierre Karl
Péladeau. "Marc has demonstrated a thorough command of all
corporate issues and will have, in his new duties, an even greater
role in developing business and operational strategies. I am also
very pleased to announce that Hugues
Simard is rejoining us. Hugues has an impressive track
record and is a proven leader. He will be a key player in the
Corporation and will help guide us towards achievement of our
financial and business objectives."
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Marc M. Tremblay | Chief
Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate
Secretary
Marc M. Tremblay
has been with Quebecor since 2007. He will now assist Pierre Karl
Péladeau, President and CEO, in managing Quebecor's operations and
will continue to be involved in business development, in addition
to his responsibilities as head of Legal Affairs, Public Affairs,
Human Resources, Real Estate, Environmental Affairs and the
Corporate Secretariat. Prior to joining Quebecor, Marc M. Tremblay practised law with Ogilvy
Renault (now Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada). He became a partner in 1990 and director of the
employment and labour law group in 2006. Since 2017, he has been
Chairman of the Board of the Fondation du CHUM.
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Hugues Simard | Chief
Financial Officer
Over a period of nearly 20 years,
Hugues Simard occupied a series of
key positions with various Quebecor subsidiaries, including Senior
Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Videotron from 2014
to 2017, Senior Vice-President, Development & Strategy of
Quebecor Media, and Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of Sun Media Corporation from 2007 to 2014. Until recently,
he was Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of
Indigo Books & Music Inc. in
Toronto. He holds an MBA from
Harvard Business School.
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.
Québec-based Quebecor (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) 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 more
than 400 organizations in the vital fields of culture, health,
education, the environment and entrepreneurship.
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SOURCE Quebecor