Transcontinental Names Reid Printing Sector President

By: E&P Staff Transcontinental Inc. in Montreal has appointed Brian Reid as president of its printing sector, which brings together services to retailers and publishers of newspapers, magazines, books and catalogs, as well as Transcontinental's U.S. direct mail and Mexican operations.

Based in Toronto and responsible for approximately 8,500 employees and revenues exceeding C$1.5B on an annualized basis, Reid also joins Transcontinental's senior management committee.

With the company since 1992, Reid for five years has been senior vice president of Transcontinental Printing's catalog and magazine group, where he has been responsible for development of catalog and magazine markets in Canada and the U.S. and oversaw 2,500 employees and seven plants.