Colabor appoints Marc Beauchamp  to its Board of Directors

– CANADA, Boucherville –  Colabor Group Inc. (TSX: GCL) today announced the appointment of Marc Beauchamp to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

« The appointment of M. Beauchamp to our Board of Directors is excellent news and we extend to him our warmest welcome. His management experience combined with his background in growth acceleration and value maximization will be undeniable assets for the Corporation», said Board Chairman, Warren White.

About Marc Beauchamp

Marc Beauchamp has more than 42 years of experience in the private equity and venture capital industry. In 1981, Marc Beauchamp founded Novacap, a Private Equity Investment firm, now one of the most prominent buyouts and growth equity firms. Under his leadership, Novacap has helped various companies accelerate their growth and achieve the status of the worldwide player in their respective markets. Marc Beauchamp is an experienced director who has been on several boards of directors, including Novacap, several companies in its portfolio, and the endowment fund of McGill University. He is a board member of the Fraser Institute and is also involved in the “school perseverance program” of the St-Vincent Paul Society.

M. Beauchamp holds an HBA from the Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario, and an MBA from Columbia University in New York. He was awarded several honors during his career including “Outstanding Entrepreneur” by Les Nouveaux Performants, “Builder of the Year” by the Commerce magazine, and « Capital bâtisseur » by Réseau Capital.

About Colabor

Colabor is a distributor and wholesaler of food and related products serving the hotel, restaurant, and institutional markets or “HRI” in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, as well as the retail market. Within its two operating segments, Colabor offers specialty food products such as fresh fish and seafood, meat, as well as food and related products through its Broadline activities.

For more information: http://www.colabor.com/en/

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