MONTREAL – Astral Media’s senior vice-president and chief financial officer, Claude Gagnon will retire tomorrow after over 20 years at Astral.
"Claude has been one of the architects of Astral's transformation into a pure-play media company and played a key role in our many acquisitions and asset dispositions over the years. I wish to sincerely thank Claude for his great contribution to our evolution and growth and wish him well in his future endeavors and as he contemplates taking a much deserved retirement," said Ian Greenberg, president and CEO in the press release.
Robert Fortier (right), who has served as the company's vice-president, finance since October 2005, is being appointed vice-president and chief financial officer, effective February 1, 2012.
"Robert holds an impressive professional track record and has earned a strong reputation both within Astral and among the financial community. I wish him every success as he undertakes his new responsibilities and look forward to his continued contribution to our senior management team," added Greenberg.
Prior to joining Astral, Fortier worked as vice-president, finance, at Microcell Telecommunications (Fido).
