Quebecor
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Type | Public (TSX: QBR.A TSX: QBR.B) |
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Founded | (1950) |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec , Canada |
Key people | Brian Mulroney, Chairman of the Board; Paul Allen, Co-founder; Pierre Karl Péladeau, CEO and Executive Chairman |
Industry | diversified media and broadcasting |
Services | Advertising Marketing Publishing |
Revenue | $9.822 billion CAN (▼1% FY 2007) |
Profit | -94 million CAN |
Employees | 50,325 |
Divisions | Groupe Archambault Le SuperClub Vidéotron Sun Media Groupe TVA Vidéotron |
Website | www.quebecor.com |
Quebecor Inc. (TSX: QBR) is a Canadian communications company based in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded by Pierre Péladeau, and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. has two operating subsidiaries:
- Quebecor World Inc. - the second largest commercial printing company in the world, with over 50,000 employees around the world.
- Quebecor Media Inc. - the broadcasting, communications and publishing company which operates various subsidiaries.
- Vidéotron (cable television and internet service provider)
- Sun Media (newspapers)
- Osprey Media (newspapers)
- TVA (TV network) (terrestrial television network)
- Canoe.ca (internet websites including Canoe.ca/Canoe.com portal and Archambault.ca)
- Archambault stores (books, music and video)
- Quebecor Media Book Group (book publishing companies)
- TVA Publishing Inc. (largest magazine publishing company in Quebec)
- Vidéotron Télécom (telecommunications)
- Le SuperClub Vidéotron (DVD and VHS movie rental stores)
- Messageries ADP (Quebec's largest book distributor)
[edit] Corporate governance
Current members of the board of directors of Quebecor Inc. are: Françoise Bertrand, Alain Bouchard, Robert Dutton, Jean La Couture, Jean-Marc Eustache, Pierre Laurin, Brian Mulroney, Jean Neveu, Pierre Parent, Érik Péladeau and Pierre Karl Péladeau.