/R E P E A T -- Media invitation - The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal welcomes Jon Fairest, President and CEO, Sanofi Canada/

From transformation to sustainability: Sharing healthcare risk and realizing social benefit

MONTREAL, Nov. 5, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Media representatives are invited to attend the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal's Allstream Morning Trends business breakfast on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at 7:30 a.m. Mr. Jon Fairest, President and CEO of Sanofi Canada, will be our guest speaker. Mr. Fairest will share a fresh perspective on creating a sustainable healthcare system in Canada. This will be his first public presentation in Quebec since he was appointed President and CEO of Sanofi Canada in May.

With nearly 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Fairest is known as a highly innovative, unconventional thinker who has led teams through significant change and achieved success in many cultures and markets.

Mr. Fairest will draw on his vast experience in the healthcare industry during a time of tremendous change and will share his vision of a sustainable future for the pharmaceutical industry including what this means for healthcare in Canada.

The presentation will be given in English with visual support in French and English.

Date:		Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Time:		From 7:30 to 9 am
		Speech - 7:45 am
		Mr. Fairest will be available to answer media questions after the conference
Place:		Hyatt Regency Montréal
		1255 Jeanne-Mance Street
		Grand Salon AB

The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal has some 7,000 members. Its primary mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montréal and to provide individuals, merchants, and businesses of all sizes with a variety of specialized services to help them achieve their full potential in terms of innovation, productivity, and competitiveness. The Board of Trade is Quebec's leading private economic development organization.

SOURCE: BOARD OF TRADE OF METROPOLITAN MONTREAL

Information or registration:

Sylvie Paquette, Advisor, Media relations
Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
514 871-4000, ext. 4015
[email protected]

Stephanie Lyttle
514 842-2365
[email protected]