MONTRÉAL, May 14, 2020 /CNW
Telbec/ - Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor,
accompanied by the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Chairman of the
Board of Quebecor, today announced the recipients of the
22nd Pierre Péladeau Bursaries at Quebecor's Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. In keeping with its commitment to
supporting the next generation of Québec entrepreneurs, Quebecor is
pleased to award student entrepreneurs four bursaries totalling
$200,000 to recognize their excellent
work and help them turn their business plans into reality.
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"With our entrepreneurial roots, we have always believed it is
imperative to foster the development of the next generation of
entrepreneurs and help establish innovative start-ups, which are so
critical to the diversification and growth of our economy," said
Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor. "In the
current crisis, it is even more important for us to support these
emerging businesses, which will certainly have a role to play in
Québec's economic recovery."
Congratulations to the 2020 Pierre Péladeau Bursary
winners
$100,000 BURSARY -
Boomerang
Basile Thisse,
Mathieu Gauthier, Alexis Galand
and Tangui Conrad, Polytechnique
Montréal and HEC Montréal
Boomerang fights food waste by collecting the spent grains that
are the by-product of microbreweries' brewing process. Normally
discarded, composted or fed to animals, the material has abundant
nutritional properties that have been untapped for human
consumption. The company reclaims the by-product and processes it
into flour for use in healthy and tasty foods, at the same time
reducing the environmental impact of our food consumption.
$50,000 BURSARY -
Eyful
Michael Perreault
and Sami Maarabouni, École de
technologie supérieure
Eyful develops glasses to improve the vision of people with
age-related macular degeneration and restore some of their
autonomy. The made-in-Québec eyeglasses combine a number of
cutting-edge technologies to enhance vision by projecting images
onto the wearer's eyes.
$35,000 BURSARY - Aleo
VR
Caroline Bazinet,
Catherine Bazinet, Alexis Maher and Charles Tétreault,
Polytechnique Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal
Aleo VR is a virtual reality educational tool designed to foster
the development of school-aged children with learning difficulties.
The tool helps build self esteem, reduce anxiety and promote
concentration. Aleo VR incorporates new technologies into education
in order to help all students develop their full potential.
$15,000 BURSARY -
Évéa
Eva Roux and
Eve Eilles, HEC Montréal
Évéa offers a second-hand clothing rental service for
infants and young children (aged 0 to 4). Based on the circular
economy principle and a sharing philosophy, the company offers a
way to stop wasting clothing and money, while conveying
environmentally responsible practices to our youngest citizens.
Quebecor thanks the members of the 2020 Pierre Péladeau
Bursaries jury:
- Pierre Laurin, Chair of the
Jury
- Sylvie Lalande, Vice-Chair of
the Board and Lead Director, Quebecor
- Adam Lapointe, CEO,
Soccrent
- Claire Léger, President of the Fondation Claire et Jean-Claude
Léger
- Marc Leroux, President, Priorat
Capital Inc.
- Érik Péladeau, President, Publication Alpha inc.
- Jean B. Péladeau, General Manager, Data and Advertising
Performance, Quebecor and Videotron
Since the Pierre Péladeau Bursaries were created in 1999,
$2.3 million has been distributed by
Quebecor to support more than 60 start-ups.
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.
Visit our website: www.quebecor.com
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SOURCE Quebecor