Transcontinental Printing

TRANSCONTINENTAL IS North America’s sixth largest printer and Canada’s fourth largest print media group, with 2006 revenues of C$2.2 billion (U.S.$1.9 billion). Luc Desjardins joined Montreal-based Transcontinental Inc. in 2000 as president and COO, then became president and CEO in 2004. Since then, he’s been a key player in the company’s growth, pursuing a balanced strategy of internal growth and selective acquisitions, focusing on targeted niches with high growth potential. Desjardins, formerly a top exec with Mail-Well and Supremex (a Canadian printer acquired by Mail-Well in 1995), is one of the keynote speakers scheduled for the upcoming WOA conference in Toronto. Below, Desjardins discusses

EVERY SUCCESSFUL company can trace its roots to a visionary leader, an individual who embodies a strong work ethic, respect for others and keen decision-making abilities. Rémi Marcoux has surely portrayed those qualities over his lengthy career and, in recognition of his accomplishments, will be awarded the 2007 Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award by the Web Offset Association duing its annual conference. Marcoux founded Transcontinental in 1976 and guided its daily progress until March 2004, when Luc Desjardins became president and CEO. As executive chairman of the board, Marcoux continues to participate in major decisions related to the corporation’s strategic evolution and keeps close

SEWICKLEY, PA—March 30, 2007—Remi Marcoux, Executive Chairman of the Board of Transcontinental Direct USA, Inc. based in Montreal has been named the recipient of the Web Offset Association’s (WOA) ninth annual Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award… for leadership, achievement, and visionary excellence in web offset printing. The Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award is conferred to a web offset industry executive who has reached an unsurpassed level of excellence and achievement in the industry. WOA created the award to highlight the spirit of industry pioneers, whose hard work and determination create a vibrant, growing, and changing industry. The history of Transcontinental under his leadership is remarkable.

MONTREAL—Transcontinental Inc. underscored its commitment to newspaper printing by announcing it is creating a dedicated U.S. division. The division will be responsible for developing Transcontinental’s model for outsourced newspaper printing in North America and managing its U.S. plants in this niche. Transcontinental will build the first plant in the San Francisco Bay area in order to print the San Francisco Chronicle starting in the spring of 2009. Ted Markle, formerly vice president of development in the Newspaper Group, has been named senior vice president of the new division. Luc Desjardins, president and CEO of Transcontinental, says he intends to see the new division reach the same

MONTREAL—Transcontinental Inc. underscored its commitment to newspaper printing by announcing it is creating a dedicated U.S. division. The division will be responsible for developing Transcontinental’s model for outsourced newspaper printing in North America and managing its U.S. plants in this niche. Transcontinental will build the first plant in the San Francisco Bay area in order to print the San Francisco Chronicle starting in the spring of 2009. Ted Markle, formerly vice president of development in the Newspaper Group, has been named senior vice president of the new division. Luc Desjardins, president and CEO of Transcontinental, says he intends to see the new division reach the same

MONTREAL—February 21, 2007—Today, on the same day as its annual meeting, Transcontinental announced that it has set up a division that will be responsible for developing its model for outsourced newspaper printing in North America and managing its U.S. plants in this niche. The first plant will be built in the San Francisco Bay area in order to print the San Francisco Chronicle starting in the spring of 2009. Ted Markle, who until now has been vice president of development in the Newspaper Group, has been appointed senior vice president of the new division. His core team of about ten people will be expanded

MONTREAL—Transcontinental Inc. has inked a five year, C$350 million contract to print flyers for retailer Hudson’s Bay Company’s various stores, including Zellers, The Bay, Home Outfitters and the company’s loyalty programs. The pact includes use of Transcontinental’s value-added product and service offering that supports its flyer printing capabilities, including catalog printing, the full suite of…

THE 2006 printing industry campaign provided more than enough ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ to keep followers on the edge of their seats, including a summer blockbuster takeover attempt of Banta Corp. by Bob Burton and Cenveo Inc. And the subject of postal reform, which has festered for years without a resolution, appeared on the brink of falling to pieces at the last minute. The M&A train seemed to pick up speed in 2006, though some parties managed to botch the due diligence aspect and instead land in court. Reorganization was in the air (unfortunately, so were job losses) and some of the biggest names in

MONTREAL—Transcontinental Inc. has signed an exclusive 15-year contract with Hearst Corp. to print the San Francisco Chronicle, related products and to provide postpress services. The deal is worth in excess of $1 billion.Transcontinental will start production in the spring of 2009 at a new state-of-the-art Bay Area plant. The printer’s planned investments are estimated at…

Rémi Marcoux’ Speech