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Quebecor CEO Dépatie retires for health reasons

MONTREAL - Robert Dépatie, the Videotron executive who oversaw a long period of growth for the cable company and presided over its successful foray into wireless will retire for health reasons and will resign as president and CEO of Quebecor and Quebecor Media, CEO of Videotron and as director of Quebecor and Quebecor Media, the company announced late Monday.In accordance with the succession plan established under the corporation's governance rules, the boards of directors of Quebecor and Quebecor Media have announced the appointment of Pierre Dion as president and CEO of Quebecor and Quebecor Media, effective immediately. Dépatie will provide...