Quebecor Content Appoints VP for Acquisitions & Development

MONTREAL: Yann Paquet has been named VP of acquisitions and international development at Quebecor Content.

Paquet has been responsible for television content acquisitions for all Quebecor group platforms since 2013. In his new role, Paquet adds content and format exports and development of international business relationships and partnerships for Quebecor Content and Quebecor Media Group’s various platforms to his current duties.

“Since he joined Quebecor Content, Yann’s leadership has produced a string of innovative agreements and partnerships, which have yielded numerous acquisitions that our audiences have greeted with enthusiasm,” said France Lauzière, the senior VP of Quebecor Content and VP of programming at TVA Group. “Letting Yann go further in this direction by giving him responsibility for international development was a natural move. In his new role, Yann will be able to leverage the business relationships we have created in recent years with the global industry leaders and form new ones.”