CORUS QUEBEC APPOINTS MEMBERS OF NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM Broadcaster Magazine Corus Québec has appointed the first members of its management team to meet the challenges posed by the acquisition and integration of the Radiomédia network. The Astral transaction is expected to be finalized in late May. Corus Québec president Pierre Arcand is pleased to announce the following appointments:
Jacques Papin is the new vice president of Montreal francophone stations. Mr. Papin has a wealth of experience in radio and has been a member of the Corus Québec team for nearly five years. He has been CKOI general manager for two years and took part in the launch of 98.5 FM, also as general manager. Mr. Papin has managed seven regional stations at Corus Québec. He worked for Radiomutuel from 1982 to 2000, notably as Radiomédia vice president and CKAC general manager from 1998 to 2000.
Yves Guérard is the new general manager of Montreal AM stations CKAC and Info690. Mr. Guérard has been in the radio world for nearly 25 years and joined Corus Québec in 2004 as a special consultant. Over the course of his career, he has held a number of strategic positions in the Quebec radio industry, including radio vice president of Cogeco radio et télévision inc. from 1994 to 1996. He also worked for Radiomutuel from 1976 to 1993, as CKMF general manager, then CKMF and CJMS president, and vice president of the FM and Mutuel Musique group. Mr. Guérard first started out as a media correspondent for the Canadian media in France, joining CKAC a few years later.
Brian Kenemy is the new vice president of Montreal anglophone stations Q92 and 940News. Mr. Kenemy also has a wide range of experience in radio, where he took his first steps 38 years ago. After working as a journalist for the first few years of his career, Mr. Kenemy moved on to hold a number of sales team positions, notably as director of sales at CKGM, then Q92. When Corus Québec acquired Métromédia, Kenemy had already been Q92's general manager since 1995, a position he held until today. Mr. Kenemy also headed up the launch of Info690 and 940News all-news radio during 2000.
These appointments are effective on Monday, May 30, 2005. |