MONTREAL, June 16 /CNW Telbec/ – Brian Segal, president and CEO of
Rogers Publishing Limited, today announced the appointment of Carole
Beaulieu to the position of publisher and editor-in-chief of L’actualité
magazine. Beaulieu, who has held the position of editor-in-chief of the
magazine since 1998, will succeed Réal Germain as publisher, the latter
having announced his decision to leave the company to pursue his career
at Cogeco Diffusion. Carole Beaulieu’s appointment will take effect June
18, 2010.
“Carole has been an outstanding editor-in-chief at L’actualité and plays
a key role in shaping the influence of the magazine in Quebec society,”
says Segal. “Assuming the dual role of editor-in-chief and publisher
will expand on her leadership to include total responsibility for the
L’actualité business.”
Beaulieu studied journalism at Carleton University. She began her career
at Verdun’s Messager in 1981 and was a journalist at Le Devoir from 1984
to 1988, during which time she received the 1992 Jules-Fournier award
for excellence in the French language. From 1989 to 1998, as a
journalist for L’actualité, she travelled extensively and published many
reports, profiles, and interviews. She has won fellowships from the Asia
Pacific Foundation of Canada, Journalistes en Europe and the prestigious
American Crane-Rogers Foundation, which resulted in her spending two
years living and working in Southeast Asia. She is also the recipient of
several Canadian National Magazine Awards.
“Content is King in today’s changing media world and L’actualité is the
Queen of great content,” says Beaulieu. “The business opportunities
abound and I am excited and honored at the prospect of leading a team of
such talented professionals.”
About Rogers Publishing
Rogers Publishing, a division of
Rogers Media, produces many well-known consumer magazines such as
Maclean’s, Chatelaine, Flare, L’actualité and Canadian Business, and is
the leading publisher of a number of industry, medical and financial
publications. Rogers Media’s various publishing and broadcast properties
are also integrated with their own popular web sites. Rogers Media is a
division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RCI), a
diversified Canadian communications and media company.
For further
information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit
www.rogers.com