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Montreal, April 30, 2007 – This morning in Toronto,
as part of the Web Offset Association’s 55th annual
conference, Transcontinental founder and executive chairman,
Rémi Marcoux, was honoured with the Harry V. Quadracci
VISION Award. Given to a printing industry executive who has
shown outstanding leadership, achievement and visionary excellence,
this award bears the name of the founder and president of
Quad/Graphics, who passed away in 2002 and who was the award’s
first recipient in 1999. It is among the highest honours handed
out by the North American printing industry.
Ralph Pontillo, member of the Web Offset Association’s
55th annual conference organization committee and general
manager of Transcontinental Miami Valley, present the Quadracci
Vision Award trophy to Remi Marcoux.
In his acceptance speech, Rémi Marcoux said he was
moved by this honour, saying that it “reflects on Transcontinental
and on all of our employees. Those are the people that you
are really honouring through me. If customers are a company’s
raison d’être, its employees are the main reason
for its success.” He then praised Harry V. Quadracci,
whom he called a personal “role model”, particularly
for “how close he was to his employees, and for his
company’s sense of social responsibility.”
 Mr.
Marcoux then talked about his vision for the future of printing
in this time of the Internet, digital applications and robotics.
“These amazing new tools,” he said, “offer
the new generation of visionary printers the opportunity to
meet the challenges of globalization in the years ahead.”
Among the conditions for success, he mentioned the quality
of people and processes, and the implementation of a corporate
culture based on “teamwork and innovation”. But
in the end, he said, the benefits for customers, printers
and suppliers are what really count.
He concluded by saying that the printing industry is “well
positioned with great technology and people. With the catalyst
of vision and innovation, our industry will continue to be
an important media for years to come. Gutenberg can rest easy.”
To read the full text of the speech,
visit Transcontinental’s home page at www.transcontinental.com.
Profile
The largest printer in Canada and sixth-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 include a continent-leading direct
marketing offering, a diverse digital platform and a door-to-door
advertising material distribution network. Transcontinental
is a company whose values, including respect, innovation and
integrity, are central to its operation.
Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B) has more than 14,500
employees in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and reported
revenues of C$2.3 billion in 2006.
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For information:
Media
Pierre Leduc
Media Relations
Telephone: (613) 241-6000, ext.: 235
Cell: (416) 859-8562
pleduc@tsa.ca
Financial Community
Jennifer F. McCaughey
Director, Investor Relations
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: (514) 954-4000
jennifer.mccaughey@transcontinental.ca
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