Background
Bertrand, Francoise was born on August 6, 1948 in Montana, Quebec, Canada. Daughter of Gaston and Laurette Bertrand.
president Chief Executive Officer president of Télé Québec
Bertrand, Francoise was born on August 6, 1948 in Montana, Quebec, Canada. Daughter of Gaston and Laurette Bertrand.
Bachelor, College St.- Marie Montana, Canada, 1968;
Master in Environmental Studies, York University, 1975.
She is the first woman to head a North American television network, as Chief Executive Officer and president of Télé Québec, and the first woman to serve as chairperson of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), a position she held from 1996 to 2001. She has served as president and Chief Executive Officer of Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (Québec"s Federation of Chambers of Commerce) since 2003, the first woman to hold the position. Born in Montreal, Bertrand holds a sociology degree from the Université de Montréal and a master"s in Environmental Studies from Toronto"s York University.
From 1980 to 1988, she held many positions at the Université du Québec à Montréal, including dean of resource management.
She was then president and Chief Executive Officer of Télé Québec, becoming the first woman to head a North American television network. Her leadership received praise for "redirecting its educational and cultural programming to reflect the realities of Quebec society".
In 1996, Bertrand became the first woman to serve as chairperson of the CRTC. During her tenure, the "opening telephone service to competition" took place, as did a major May 1999 decision on "New Media" that gave the CRTC jurisdiction over certain content communicated over the Internet, such as audio and video, but not primarily alphanumeric content such as emails and most webpages. She served as chair until 2001, when David Colville succeeded her as CRTC"s interim chairman
Since 2003, she has served as the president and Chief Executive Officer of Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, Québec"s Federation of Chambers of Commerce, the first woman to do southern
Bertrand was granted the insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2001. In 2007, she was named in Canada"s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 by Women"s Executive Network (RFE).
Francoise Bertrand has been listed as a noteworthy Government agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.
Active Assemblee des Gouverneurs, 1990, Ecole National de l'Humour, 1991,Revue Voir, 1991. President Theatre Populaire du Quebec.
1 child, Julie.
