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Lassonde Industries announces that Jean Gattuso, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be stepping down in September 2021
Lassonde Industries announces that Jean Gattuso, President and Chief Operating Officer, w...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Lassonde Industries announces that Jean Gattuso, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be stepping down in September 2021\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n ROUGEMONT, QC\n \n ,\n \n March 15, 2021\n \n /CNW Telbec/ - Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (\"Lassonde\") announced today that\n \n Jean Gattuso\n \n has decided to step down on September 30, 2021 as part of the succession process that was planned in collaboration with the Company. Until that date, Mr. Gattuso will continue acting as President and Chief Operating Officer of Lassonde Industries, President and Chief Executive Officer of the subsidiaries A. Lassonde, Lassonde Specialities and\n \n Vins Arista\n \n , and Chairman of the Board of Directors of\n \n Lassonde Pappas\n \n , the business's U.S. subsidiary.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"On behalf of the members of management, the Board of Directors of Lassonde and all of our Canadian and American employees, we express our heartfelt gratitude to\n \n Jean Gattuso\n \n for his commitment and exceptional contribution to the growth and expansion of Lassonde over the last 34 years,\" said\n \n Nathalie Lassonde\n \n , President and Chief Executive Officer, and\n \n Pierre-Paul Lassonde\n \n , Chairman of the Board of Directors.\n \n \n \"I thank the Lassonde family for having supported my entrepreneurial skills in the agri-food industry. Leading Lassonde Industries has been a privilege. My contribution these last 34 years has been extremely gratifying, both professionally and personally. I have no doubt that the knowledge I acquired during my years in the private sector and the support of my network will contribute to my future projects. It is time for me to take on new challenges that will benefit Canadians and to spend time with my family,\" declared Mr. Gattuso.\n \n \n Under the leadership of\n \n Jean Gattuso\n \n , Lassonde conquered new markets, made several acquisitions and considerably developed its manufacturing footprint. When he arrived in 1...