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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For DECEMBER 8, 1998
QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.
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(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
612 Saint-Jacques Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 4M8
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
Form 20-F Form 40-F X
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
Yes No X
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PRESS RELEASE OF
QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.
FILED IN THIS FORM 6-K
December 8, 1998 (# 26\98)
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[QUEBECOR PRINTING INC. LETTERHEAD]
December 8, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
QUEBECOR PRINTING STRENGTHENS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM
MONTREAL -- As Quebecor Printing's sustained international growth has created
increasingly complex financial operations, Charles G. Cavell, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor Printing announced today the following
organizational changes to the Company's current financial structure to
enhance its ability to manage.
Christian Paupe is appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Quebecor Printing effective January 4, 1999. Mr. Paupe comes to
Quebecor Printing from Levesque Beaubien Geoffrion where he held the position
of Senior Executive Vice President and Director. Mr. Paupe has also served
in a variety of senior financial positions with companies such as Southam and
Bell Canada International. He will be responsible for all aspects of
Quebecor Printing's financial planning and operations as well as be the
Company's primary interface with the capital markets.
Guy Turgeon is appointed Vice President, Finance and Accounting. Mr. Turgeon
will be responsible for global financial reporting, systems and procedures,
areas of critical importance to the Company's operations in 14 countries.
Mr. Cavell also announced the creation of two new positions in the areas of
global fiscal management and financial systems and procedures. These
positions will be filled at a later date.
"These organizational changes come at an important point in the development
of our company," said Mr. Cavell. "Continuous international growth demands
continuous strengthening of the management team. This is a fundamental
requirement in order to meet and exceed shareholder expectations."
Quebecor Printing Inc. (NYSE:PRW; ME:IQI; TSE:IQI), a diversified global
commercial printing company, is the largest commercial printer in Canada and
one of the largest in the United States, Europe and South America. The
Company is a market leader in most of its major product categories which
include magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, specialty
printing, related services, CD-ROM mastering and replicating, directories as
well as bonds and banknotes. The Company has over 28,000 employees working in
more than 115 printing and related facilities in the United States, Canada,
France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Chile,
Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and India.
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For more information :
John Paul Macdonald
Director Communications
Quebecor Printing Inc.
Tel. (514) 954-0101
(800) 567-7070
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.
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By: (s) PHILIPPE MONTEL
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Name: Philippe Montel
Title: Vice President, Legal Affairs
and Secretary
Date: DECEMBER 9, 1998
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