Jean-Pierre Desrosiers, winner of the Arts/Business Personality 2010 award

On Tuesday, May 3^rd, during the Prix Arts-Affaires de Montréal ceremony, Mr. Jean-Pierre Desrosiers, Cirque Éloize Chairman of the Board, won the Arts Business Personality 2010. The award was presented by Mr. Michel Leblanc, President and CEO of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and Mrs. Louise Roy, President of the Conseil des Arts de Montréal. It is with pride and recognition of Mr. Desrosiers’ dedication that we at Cirque Éloize say: “Congratulations!”

The Prix Arts-Affaires de Montréal, an initiative of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and the Conseil des Arts de Montréal, recognize companies and individuals who have provided outstanding support to Montréal arts organizations and who are actively involved in culture. The awards raise awareness among the business community about the crucial role cultural organizations play in the city’s development and encourage partnerships between the business and arts communities.

“The quality of the nominations submitted for the Prix Arts-Affaires de Montréal shows the depth of the partnerships that have been formed between people who are passionate about art and culture,” said Louise Roy, President of the Conseil des Arts de Montréal. “Both for the artists and for their business allies, this is first and foremost a human journey that is part of a partnership effort and a dynamic of sharing. This mutual enrichment is one of the keys to success of these collaborations.”

“The candidates and winners of the Prix Arts-Affaires de Montréal embody the best practices that let everyone benefit from the positive effects of a diversified cultural sector,” said Michel Leblanc, President and CEO of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. “I encourage businesspeople to draw inspiration from their accomplishments and their passion and become candidates in the years to come!”

The jury was made up of Anne-Claude Bacon, Curator of the collection at Hydro-Québec, Pierre Dufour, General and Production Director of the Opéra de Montréal, Florence Junca-Adenot, professor and researcher at UQAM’s École des sciences de la gestion, Francine Léger, Vice-President Creative at Vasco Design International Inc., and Yves Sheriff, Senior Artistic Talent Scout at Cirque du Soleil.

About the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal is made up of some 7,000 members. Its mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montréal and to provide individuals, merchants, and local 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.

About the Conseil des arts de Montréal
A dynamic partner of Montréal artistic creation, the Conseil des arts de Montréal supports and recognizes excellence in professional artistic creation, production, and distribution through financial support, advice, and cooperative and development actions. For over 50 years, the Conseil des arts de Montréal has contributed through its actions to the development of “Montréal, cultural metropolis.”