Erik Péladeau is the son of Canadian publisher Pierre Péladeau

Pierre Péladeau

Pierre Péladeau, was a French-Canadian businessman. He was the founder of Quebecor Inc., a Canadian media company centered in the province of Quebec.-Biography:...

, and current vice-president of Quebecor

Quebecor

Quebecor Inc. is a communications company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded by Pierre Péladeau, and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. owns 55% of Quebecor Media Inc...

. In 1991 his father placed him at the head of Quebecor Communications, the newspaper and communication division of Quebecor. In 1999 he became CEO of that division. In 2008 he quit his position in the board of directors of Quebecor World, but he retained his position in the board of directors at Quebecor Inc.