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Montreal, October 16, 2006 – Today, in
Chicago, at the Graph Expo & Converting Expo trade fair,
the founder and executive chairman of the board of Transcontinental,
Rémi Marcoux, was formally inducted into the Printing
Impressions/RIT Printing Industry Hall of Fame. Sponsored
by the magazine Printing Impressions and the Rochester Institute
of Technology, the Hall of Fame has announced the addition
of four new leaders from the printing industry every year
for the past 21 years. Rémi Marcoux is the second Canadian
to receive this honour.
In his acceptance speech, Rémi Marcoux
thanked the organizers of the event and congratulated his
three other co-inductees. Then he said: “ This honour
also goes to Transcontinental and all our employees. In fact,
through me, you are paying tribute to them. While customers
are the reason why companies are in business, employees are
the reason for their success.”
He ended with a strong vote of confidence in the future of
the printing industry: “With the advent of new digital
media, advertising personalization and technological change,
the North American printing industry is going through a profound
transformation. Globalization is another new reality that
we have to deal with. But I believe that we will rise to meet
these new challenges, just as we have always done in the past,
and ensure our success over the long term. Gutenberg can rest
easy.”
Profile
The largest printer in Canada and seventh-largest in North
America, Transcontinental also ranks as the country’s
leading publisher of consumer magazines and French-language
educational resources, and its second-largest community newspaper
publisher. Transcontinental distinguishes itself by creating
strategic partnerships that integrate the company into its
customers’ value chain, notably through its unique newspaper
printing outsourcing model and its value-added services. From
mass to highly personalized marketing, the company offers
its clients integrated solutions which also include a diverse
digital platform and a door-to-door distribution network of
advertising material. Transcontinental is a company whose
values, including respect, innovation and integrity, are central
to its operation.
François Olivier,
president of printing products and services sector and Rémi
Marcoux
Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B) has more
than 14,000 employees in Canada, the United States and Mexico,
and reported revenues of C$2.2 billion in 2005.
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For Information:
Media
Jake Brennan
Media Relations Coordinator
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: (514) 954-4000
jake.brennan@transcontinental.ca
Financial Community
Stéphane Milot
Director, Investor Relations and
External Communications
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: (514) 954-2821
stephane.milot@transcontinental.ca
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