Groupe Encore, which has series such as The beautiful discomforts, Leo And red bracelets, has just been sold to 14 of its employees.
Producer of Martin Matte’s new TVA talk show, upcoming series Pearls (Club illico) and The candidate (Radio-Canada), in addition to representing the interests of comedians such as Fabien Cloutier, Martin Matte, Claudine Mercier, Marc Messier and Arnaud Soly, Groupe Encore has been chaired for a year by Julie Provençal, who is now its shareholder. principal with Patrick Lowe, vice-president, head of content production.
This news, announced on Tuesday, means that the Encore Group is now entirely employee-owned. The change in shareholding was completed on March 29 with the support of the investment bank of the Société de développement des entreprises culturelle (SODEC).
We remember that François Rozon, founder of Groupe Encore, which also specializes in shows and international distribution, had set up a share purchase program three years ago so that employees could acquire shares in the company.
In addition to M.me Provençal and Mr. Lowe, 12 other people own shares in Groupe Encore, namely Louis Bolduc (television production manager – fiction); Patrick Leduc (entertainment agent); Chrystine Girard (head of international distribution); Jaime Alberto Tobon (producer); Patrick Gérard (director of finance); Frédérique Traversy (content producer); Zita Lawson (television production manager – documentary and variety); Isabelle Thiffault (producer); Emmanuel Reichenbach (show production manager); Nathalie Granger (content analyst); Catherine Desgagnés (Director of Operations) and Siham Boutaleb (Financial Analyst).
“Again, it’s a human, honest and passionate team that thrives on showcasing talent, creativity and quality content with respect and work ethics. Our goal at Patrick Lowe and I is to always bet on the quality of our productions, both in shows and on television, whose influence continues to grow abroad, “said Julie Provençal, in a communicated.
“From my first contact with Encore, as an author, I felt that I was now at home. I am proud to be associated since 2017 with this company that François Rozon founded and which has its artists and their works at heart,” said Patrick Lowe.
According to what has been announced, François Rozon, Dominique Simard and Vincent Gagné are no longer shareholders of Groupe Encore, but they will continue to support the teams. Mr. Rozon will continue in terms of content development and management, Mr.me Simard for international distribution and Mr. Gagné as producer.
“I am very happy to pass the torch to Julie, Patrick and my other brilliant and talented colleagues. They are creative, mobilized and motivated. I am extremely confident for the future”, underlined François Rozon.