TC Transcontinental
Sam Bendavid was named Chief Corporate Development and Procurement Officer in July 2023. In this role, he is responsible for M&A activities, as well as overseeing the development of the company's strategic plan. He is also responsible for leading the integrated Procurement team for all of TC Transcontinental, in addition to the Advanced Coatings Group in the Packaging Sector, ensuring the ongoing development and the profitable growth of its activities.
Sam Bendavid joined TC Transcontinental in 2008 as a Financial Analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions team. Over the years, he has been entrusted with new responsibilities in line with his talents. He climbed the ladder from Advisor, to Director, and then to Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Bendavid has executed multiple transactions as part of the company’s transformation, namely those related to the sales process for our local and regional TC Media newspapers, as well as those that paved the way for growth in the Packaging Sector through strategic acquisitions. More specifically, Mr. Bendavid played a key role in the acquisition of Coveris Americas in 2018, which made TC Transcontinental a leader in flexible packaging in North America. In 2020, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Advanced Coatings and Packaging Procurement, the same year he was named one of the Best Executive Award winners by The Globe and Mail's Report on Business. In March 2023, his responsibilities for Packaging Procurement were extended to the entire company.
Prior to joining TC Transcontinental, Sam Bendavid began his finance career in 2004 as an analyst at Palos Capital, a private investment firm in Montréal, where he acquired varied expertise such as programming and project development, and, in 2007, was named Associate, Venture Capital. He holds an MBA from HEC Montréal as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from Concordia University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.