- Jutras to oversee Bell Media's sales strategy for all of its platforms
in Québec -
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MONTREAL, Jan. 16, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Luc Sabbatini, President, Bell
Media Sales, today announced the appointment of Patrick Jutras to
Senior Vice-President, Sales - Québec. Reporting to Sabbatini, Jutras
will lead the integrated Bell Media sales teams for all of the
company's platforms in the province.
"I am pleased to welcome Patrick to his new responsibilities on our
sales team," said Sabbatini. "His experience and remarkable strategic
and leadership skills will help strengthen the position of Bell Media
Sales as a key partner for Québec's advertising community."
"I am extremely happy to have been given the opportunity to work with
Bell Media's exceptional sales force to maximize business opportunities
for our clients in Television, Radio, OOH, and Digital as well as Mix,"
said Jutras.
Previously Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, RDS, Jutras has nearly
20 years' experience in operations, retail, and sales, during which he
has demonstrated outstanding creativity and vision in management and in
sales and marketing planning.
At RDS, Jutras played a lead role in a number of major projects,
including the launches of RDS2 and RDS Info, as well as the RDS.ca and
RDS GO digital platforms. He has also held senior sales, marketing, and
business development positions at a number of renowned companies,
including Labatt and Nestlé.
About Bell Media
With passion and an unrelenting commitment to excellence, Bell Media
creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform, engage, and
inspire audiences through the platforms of their choice. Bell Media is
Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television,
radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30
local television stations led by CTV, Canada's #1 television network;
34 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canada's most-watched
specialty channels in English and French; four pay TV services,
including The Movie Network and Super Écran; and is managing
shareholder of premium pay-per-view service Viewers Choice Canada. Bell
Media is also Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 107 licensed
radio stations in 55 markets across Canada. Bell Media owns Astral
Out-of-Home, one of Canada's most dynamic and innovative out-of-home
advertising companies with a network of more than 9,500 advertising
faces in Québec, Ontario and British Columbia. Bell Media also operates
more than 200 websites, delivers TV Everywhere with its innovative GO
video streaming services, including CTV GO, TMN GO, and Bravo GO, and
owns Dome Productions Inc., a multi-platform production company. Bell
Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest
communications company. For more on Bell Media, please visit www.bellmedia.ca.
SOURCE Bell Media
