Montréal, Canada Sep 13, 2007 -- Quebecor World Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Yvan Lesniak as President of Quebecor World's operations in France and Belgium. Quebecor World's combined operations in France and Belgium create greater customer value by providing Europe's leading marketers and publishers an integrated, complete solution platform to deliver maximum value to their marketing and advertising needs.
Quebecor World's France and Belgium operations offer customers a unique offset and gravure platform as well as comprehensive before and after print services including premedia, binding and logistics. The combined France/Belgium operations include nine printing and binding facilities utilizing some of the latest offset and gravure technology including two state-of-the--art 4.32 metre gravure presses at the Company's facility in Charleroi, Belgium. These presses are the largest in Europe and provide Quebecor World customers with a top quality product to help them realize their marketing and advertising goals.
Mr. Lesniak has more than 35 years experience in the printing industry in sales and operations and has served as President of Quebecor World's French operations since 2003. As part the integration of the France and Belgium operations Mr. Hugues Wynants is named Director General of the Charleroi facility and Mr. Jean-Pierre Abels, currently the Director General of the Charleroi facility, is promoted to Vice-President of Strategic Development for the new combined roto-gravure platform.
Quebecor World's France and Belgium operations provide printing and value-added Premedia and Logistics & Distribution services to leading European publishers and marketers in the Magazine, Catalog, Retail Insert markets.
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