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Martin Spalding named to helm of Cogeco Media

By Connie Thiessen Martin Spalding has been named the new president of Cogeco Media. Spalding succeeds Caroline Paquet, who had held the role since July 2021. Paquet came into the job after almost two decades with Quebecor, with her most recent title there being vice president of marketing and content at Vidéotron. A former Bell and Astral executive, Spalding has been in the Montreal market for more than 30 years. Up until 2021, he served as Bell Media’s regional vice president and general manager of local radio and television for eight years, overseeing 10 general managers in the day-to-day operations of CTV Montreal, as well as 25 French- and...