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Montreal, February 6, 2008 – Transcontinental
Media, Canada’s leading publisher of consumer magazines,
today announced the appointment of John Clinton as Senior
Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Publications,
which has a national English and French magazine distribution
of over 75 million copies annually with titles including
Canadian Living, Elle Canada and Elle
Québec.
Mr. Clinton will assume his duties on March 31, 2008. In
this new role based in Toronto, he will manage the executive
team of the group and be responsible for its business development
and organic growth.
“John is a senior advertising executive with a deep
knowledge of the industry in both Canada and the U.S. His
experience with many of Transcontinental's largest clients,
with building national and global brands, and with the media
industry as a whole will help bring a fresh perspective as
he leads the growth of Consumer Publications in our Magazine
Group,” said Natalie Larivière, President, Transcontinental
Media. “John also understands success begins with our
employees, and that strong values in that respect can only
benefit our clients and consumers.”
Since 1999, Mr. Clinton was Canadian President and CEO of
Grey Advertising in Toronto, a full-service communications
agency with operations in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.
Previously, Mr. Clinton was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of JWT Canada as well as overseeing Kellogg's North American
Business. During his twenty years there, he occupied senior
positions in Canada and the U.S., serving as Executive Vice
President and General Manager – Chicago and President
and CEO of Enterprise Advertising. He has a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Queen’s University at Kingston.
About Transcontinental Media
The fourth-largest print media group in Canada,
with more than 3,000 employees and annual revenues of $633
million in 2007, Transcontinental Media is the country’s
leading publisher of consumer magazines and of French-language
educational resources as well as being the largest publisher
of community newspapers in Eastern Canada. It publishes the
weekday daily Métro in Montreal, owns a number
of digital business units, and is also, through Publi-Sac,
Quebec’s leading door-to-door distributor of advertising
material.
Transcontinental Media is a subsidiary of Transcontinental
Inc. (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B), which has approximately 15,000 employees
in Canada, the United States and Mexico and reported revenues
of C$2.3 billion in 2007.
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For information:
Media
Nessa Prendergast
Director, Media Relations
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: (514) 954 2809
nessa.prendergast@transcontinental.ca
Financial Community
Jennifer F. McCaughey
Director, Investor Relations
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: (514) 954 2821
jennifer.mccaughey@transcontinental.ca |
