METRO Appoints Next President, CEO
METRO announces Eric Richer La Fleche as its next president and CEO effective April 1, 2008. La Fleche has served as executive vice president and chief operating officer since January 2005. He joined the company in 1991 as senior director, Real Estate Development. The appointment follows the decision of Pierre Lessard, president and CEO since 1990, to retire at the termination of his employment contract ending April 1, 2008. Since Lessard took the helm of METRO, the company has experienced 17 years of sustained growth.