Douglas G. Bassett

The Group's principal activity is to manufacture, distribute and market tobacco products. The Group is a holding company, operating through its 60% interest in Benson & Hedges Inc. It manufactures cigarettes and fine-cut tobacco products for the Canadian domestic market and contract manufacturing for export markets. The Group also distributes imported pipe tobacco and mini-cigar products. The Group markets its products under the brand names which include Canadian Classics, Number 7, Accord, Mark Ten, Benson & Hedges, Craven A, Rothmans,, Belmont, Belvedere, and Dunhill.

Hollinger, Inc. publishes newspapers and magazines. The firm principal activities include publish, print and distribute newspapers and magazines. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CTV, Inc. operates as a private broadcasting company. The firm features a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. The company is headquartered in Scarborough, Canada.

The Group's principal activities are to provide commercial print media services. The products provided by the Group include magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, specialty printing and direct mail, directories, digital pre-media, logistics, mail list technologies and other value-added services. The Group operates in the United States, Canada, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Columbia, Mexico and India.