Quebecor

Quebecor Inc.
Native name
 Québecor Inc.
Public
Traded as TSX: QBR.A
TSX: QBR.B
Industry diversified media and broadcasting
Founded 1965[1]
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people
 Pierre Karl Péladeau (Former Chairman and CEO, Majority shareholder)
Brian Mulroney (Chairman)
Pierre Dion (CEO)
Erik Péladeau (Executive Vice President)
Services Advertising
Marketing
Publishing
Revenue $9.822 billion CAN (Decrease1% FY 2007)
Profit $94 million CAN
Number of employees
 15,500 (2009)
Divisions Groupe Archambault
Le SuperClub Vidéotron
Sun Media
TVA Group
Vidéotron
Website www.quebecor.com

Quebecor Inc. is a communications company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Before 2012, it was spelled Quebecor (without acute accent) in both English and French, however in May 2012 shareholders voted to add the acute accent, Québecor, in French only.[2][3][4]

It was founded by Pierre Péladeau, and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. owns 75% of Quebecor Media and also formerly owned the printing company Quebecor World.

Quebecor Media

Main article: Quebecor Media

Quebecor Media Inc. is a broadcasting, communications and publishing company which operates various subsidiaries:

Sponsorship

Quebecor headquarters in Downtown Montreal

The company has also recently began a push towards sports; it acquired the naming rights and a management contract for the Videotron Centre, currently own the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL, and have backed a proposed National Hockey League expansion franchise in Quebec City (which would bring the NHL back to the city for the first time since the Quebec Nordiques were relocated in 1995, and would play at the new arena), and launched a TVA-branded sports network in 2011.[3][5] On July 20, 2015, Quebecor officially submitted its application for an NHL expansion team in Quebec City. The application has since passed two phases of league scrutiny, with a final decision expected in early 2016.[6]

Corporate governance

Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney serves as chair of the board.[7]

Current members of the board of directors of Quebecor Inc. are:[8] Françoise Bertrand, Jean La Couture, Sylvie Lalande, Pierre Laurin, A. Michel Lavigne, Geneviève Marcon, Brian Mulroney, and Normand Provost.

See also

Media ownership in Canada

References

  1. ↑ "Quebecor's Founder". Quebecor Inc. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Les actionnaires de Québecor votent pour l’ajout d’un accent" (in French). The Canadian Press. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 Van Praet, Nicolas (9 April 2012). "Quebecor to propose French version of name for Quebec". Montreal: Financial Post. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Van Praet, Nicolas (2 February 2012). "Quebec puts accent on linguistic correctness". Montreal: Financial Post. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Magder, Jason. "New TVA Sports channel takes a shot at RDS". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Dreger Report: Expansion on the agenda at 'special' meeting". Bell Media. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Brian Mulroney to be named chairman of media and telecom giant Quebecor". Globe and Mail. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Quebecor | Board of Directors

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