Press Release

Orchestre Métropolitain Welcomes New Directors and Chair to the Board

The Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Cormier as Chair of the Board, and René Malo and Donat J. Taddeo as members of the Orchestra’s Board of Directors.

These three new members bring to the Orchestre Métropolitain exceptional experience in their respective fields, in-depth knowledge of the business world and a willingness to assure the continuity of the Orchestra by expanding its funding base.

“Over the past few years, the Orchestre Métropolitain and its Artistic Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, have demonstrated their strong artistic abilities. Now the Orchestra needs the financial means that are commensurate with its abilities. The Board will make this objective a priority, and we will step up our efforts to attain it,” said the new Chair of the Board.

Michelle Cormier is Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of TNG Capital Inc., a privately held investment company headquartered in Montreal. A chartered accountant by profession, Ms. Cormier has broad experience in the financial sector. She has shown time and time again the importance that she attaches to efficiency and attaining results through her involvement in the business world and with many not-for-profit organizations.

Highly respected and well known for the crucial role he has played in developing Québec cinema, René Malo is President of Groupe Laurem, Groupe Cinémalo and Productions Laurem. He was President of Malofilm Communications and the Association des distributeurs de films canadiens, and he created the Fondation René-Malo and the Chaire René-Malo en cinéma et en stratégies de production culturelle at UQAM. He sits on a number of cultural boards of directors, including those of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Festival du nouveau cinéma.

Donat J. Taddeo is President and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation. From 1988 to 1992, he was the Québec Delegate to Italy for the Government of Québec, and then Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University until 1997, when he became the Executive Vice-President of Concordia University’s Campaign for a New Millennium. Mr. Taddeo is actively involved in a wide range of cultural, social and professional organizations and groups.

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Source: André Dupras, Director General, 514-598-0870, Ext. 24

[7201] News posted Monday, July 31, 2006.