Isabelle Marcoux was appointed Chair of the Board of Transcontinental Inc. on February 16, 2012. She had been Vice Chair of the Board since 2007 and Vice President, Corporate Development since 2004. In the latter role, she was responsible for the strategic planning process and mergers and acquisitions.

Between 1997 and 2004, Ms. Marcoux was Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, as well as Director, Legal Affairs and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Before joining Transcontinental, she was a lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault LLP.

Ms. Marcoux is a member of the boards of George Weston Limited, Rogers Communications Inc., Power Corporation of Canada and Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. As part of her contribution to society, she is a member of the board of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Chair of the Education Committee of the Museum. She is Co-Chair of the 2011-2015 major fundraising campaign for the Fondation Tel-jeunes. She has also been actively involved in fundraising campaigns for the Fondation du maire de Montréal pour la jeunesse, the Montreal Children's Hospital, Centraide and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. She was Co-Chair of the Honorary Committee for the annual fundraising event of the non-profit organization Générations in 2010 and in 2011, of the Grand Bal des Vins-Coeurs for the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation.

In 2010, Ms. Marcoux received the prestigious Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100TM award, in the Corporate Executives category. The Top 100 is Canada's most visible award for the country's highest achieving female executives in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. On December 13, 2010, Ms. Marcoux was named Personality of the week by La Presse and Radio-Canada in recognition of an outstanding career that has earned her positions on the boards of major Canadian companies — an achievement few women can claim. In 2007, she was a recipient of Canada's Top 40 under 40TM award, a national program which honours every year 40 Canadians under 40 who have reached a significant level of success in a private corporation, in the public service or as a member of a non-profit organization.

Ms. Marcoux holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics, and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Law, both from McGill University. She has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 1995. She is married to François Olivier and they are the parents of two wonderful children, Jeanne and Philippe.