MEDIA INVITATION - The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal welcomes
Javier San Juan, President and CEO, L'Oréal Canada

A corporate head office in Montréal: Does it make sense?

MONTREAL, Nov. 10 /CNW Telbec/ - Media representatives are invited to attend the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal's Allstream Morning trends business breakfast on Thursday, November 11, at 7:30 a.m. Javier San Juan, President and CEO of L'Oréal Canada, will be our guest speaker.

Mr. San Juan will speak about the founding of L'Oréal Canada in 1958, in Hamilton, Ontario and the context in which the company decided to establish its headquarters in our city in 1996, as Montréal was getting ready to welcome the world to its universal exposition. He will also discuss the advantages and inconveniences of having a head office in a city that is as complex as it is diverse.

Date:	Thursday, November 11, 2010
Time:	From 7:30 to 9 am Speech - 7:45 am
Place:	OMNI Mont-Royal 1050 Sherbrooke Street West Montréal

The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal has some 7,000 members. Its primary mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montréal and to provide individuals, merchants, and businesses of all sizes with a variety of specialized services to help them achieve their full potential in terms of innovation, productivity, and competitiveness. The Board of Trade is Quebec's leading private economic development organization.

For further information:

RSVP with Sylvie Paquette, Coordinator, Media relations, by phone at 514 871-4000, ext. 4015, or by email at [email protected].