Quebec Cartier Mining Announces New CEO
05/01/2007 - Quebec Cartier Mining Co. announced that Francois Pelletier will become President and CEO, succeeding Jacques Chabanier, who is retiring.
Quebec Cartier Mining Co. announced that Francois Pelletier will become President and CEO, succeeding Jacques Chabanier, who is retiring.
Pelletier’s new position is effective May 1, 2007. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer, a position he has held since December 2006. In this capacity he has been responsible for operations, sales and marketing, technology and human resources.
"Francois Pelletier has demonstrated strong leadership in several senior positions within Quebec Cartier, during his long career with the company,” commented Mr. Chabanier. “He will make an outstanding President and Chief Executive, with a deep knowledge of the company, its customers and the iron ore industry".
Pelletier joined Quebec Cartier in 1976. He is also the President of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, and a Director of the Mining Association of Canada.
Also commenting on Mr. Pelletier's appointment, Malay Mukherjee, Member of the Group Management Board of Arcelor Mittal, said, "I would like to thank Jacques Chabanier for his steady leadership of Quebec Cartier Mining Co. through the transitional period as Quebec Cartier joined the Arcelor Mittal family of companies, and also to recognize the selection of a strong successor in Francois Pelletier, in a time of rapid developments in global iron ore markets and in the customer base."
Quebec Cartier Mining Co. is one of Canada's leading suppliers of iron ore to steel markets around the world. As both a mining and primary processing company, it operates extensive facilities on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At Mont-Wright, Quebec Cartier operates one of the largest open-pit mines in North America, as well as an iron ore concentration plant. The site is linked by the company-owned 420-km railroad to the industrial complex of Port-Cartier, where the company's world-class pellet plant, private port, rail workshops and head office are located. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Quebec Cartier Mining Co. has built its reputation on the pursuit of excellence, quality products, the skills of its 2,000 talented employees, environmental leadership in the industry, and effective management that creates shareholder value.
