MONTREAL.- The Mus閑 d'art contemporain de Montr閍l announced the appointment of Alexandre Taillefer to a five-year term as Chairman of its Board of Directors. The appointment was approved by Quebec's cabinet yesterday, May 16, 2012.
A keen contemporary art collector, patron and businessman, Alexandre Taillefer initially became involved with the Fondation du Mus閑 d'art contemporain, notably as Honorary Chair of the 2010 Annual Ball. He now takes the helm of the Board of Directors and will sit on all of the museum's committees. Upon assuming his new duties, Mr. Taillefer announced, "I am very pleased with the appointment. It is a new and extremely interesting challenge for me. Contemporary art could not be more relevant and necessary today. The MAC has a duty to become even more open and welcoming to and representative of the exceptional work of artists from here and elsewhere. I would like to commend my predecessor, Marc DeSerres, on his work over the last eight years as he guided the Mus閑 to renewed popularity. A number of important decisions will need to be made regarding the future of our museum and I intend to work closely with the other Board members and do my utmost to contribute to the Mus閑's development."
A senior partner since 2011 with XPND Fund L.P., an investment fund with interests in technology, media and entertainment companies, Alexandre Taillefer is a born entrepreneur who has made a name for himself in the development of new technology companies. After studying computer science at the Universit de Montr閍l and administration at the 蒫ole des Sciences de la gestion at UQAM and at HEC Montr閍l, he became the founding president of Intellia in 1993, later Nurun, a leader in web development in Canada. In 2001, he founded Hexacto, which in just two years became the leader in mobile games before being bought by Jamdat Mobile and then Electronic Arts. In 2007, he co-founded Stingray Digital, a company specializing in digital entertainment.
Today, Mr. Taillefer sits on the board of numerous companies, including C2.mtl, gsmprjct, Lumenpulse, BeHaviour and iPerceptions, and is a member of the Montr閍l, Cultural Metropolis steering committee. His involvement in the culture sector began in 2005 with his successive appointments to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' acquisition committees for Canadian and then international art. He was also Chairman of the Board of the Op閞a de Montr閍l from 2006 to 2012.
Director Paulette Gagnon and all of the museum's staff are delighted with the appointment and extend their sincere congratulations to Mr. Taillefer. The Mus閑 takes this opportunity to thank outgoing Chairman Marc DeSerres for his dedication and support over his two terms of office. The Mus閑 would also like to thank Fran鏾is Mario Labb, who is completing his term on the Board, as well as Vice-Chairman Robert-Jean Ch閚ier and Treasurer Nathalie Pratte, who will complete their terms on July 2, 2012.
New members are joining the MAC Board of Directors for three-year terms. The Mus閑 warmly welcomes Eleonore Derome, lawyer and partner at McCarthy T閠rault, Fran鏾is Dufresne, a partner with Ernst & Young and also President of the Fondation du Mus閑 d'art contemporain de Montr閍l and, starting on July 2, Sylvie L'蒫uyer, senior advisor at Soci閠 Pierre Boucher Inc., and Jean Claude Baudinet, President of the H魀ital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Foundation and Chairman of the MAC's Comit consultatif de l'immeuble et des 閝uipements. Dominique Lanct魌, Lillian Mauer and C閘ine Robitaille Lamarre return to the Board for second three-year terms.
