in prestigious Top 100 awards of Women's Executive Network (WXN)

Montreal, - TC Transcontinental congratulates Isabelle Marcoux, Chair of the Board of Transcontinental Inc., on being named a recipient of the prestigious Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100TM award for 2012.

Presented each year for the past decade by the Women's Executive Network (WXN), the Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100TM awards recognize the professional achievements of the country's most prominent female leaders in Canada's private, public and non-profit sectors. Recipients are selected based on their strategic vision and leadership, the financial success of their organization, and their commitment to their community.

Isabelle Marcoux has been Chair of the Board of Transcontinental Inc. since 2007, and prior to that was Vice President, Corporate Development for the Company from 2004. In the latter capacity, she was responsible for all strategic planning processes as well as mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Marcoux is also a Member of the Board of George Weston Limited, Rogers Communications Inc. and Power Corporation of Canada. She is also a director of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and is well known for her deep commitment to the community. Among other things, in the past year Ms. Marcoux chaired the Tel-Jeunes 2012-2017 fundraising campaign and will serve as Patron of Honour for the 2012 Children's Ball of the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation.

"On behalf of the 18,000-member community of women of WXN, we congratulate each of the winners we are honouring in this 10th edition of the Top 100 awards," said Women's Executive Network founder, Pamela Jeffery. "They are an extraordinary group of female leaders who reach out to our community and truly embody the qualities WXN strives to recognize. They are dynamic, committed and inspiring leaders who blaze new trails for future generations."

Isabelle Marcoux joins 653 other women who have received Women's Executive Network (WXN) Top 100 awards over the past decade. The full list of award winners is available at top100women.ca.