ADVISORY, Nov. 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Canadian Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture), will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square to officially ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Thursday, December 1st, 2011 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Contact:
Richard Walker
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Christian Paradis
Minister of Industry
(613) 995-9001
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Jen Knapp
(212) 401-8916
Jennifer.knapp@nasdaqomx.com
Feed Information:
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463
Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK
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Webcast:
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About Christian Paradis:
Christian Paradis was named Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture) on May 18, 2011. Previously, Mr. Paradis was Minister of Natural Resources (appointed in January 2010) and held ministerial responsibilities for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. His earlier appointments also included Minister of Public Works and Government Services in June 2008 and Secretary of State (Agriculture) in January 2007. Mr. Paradis was first elected to the House of Commons in 2006 and re-elected in 2008 and 2011.
Prior to his election to Parliament, Mr. Paradis had a legal practice specializing in corporate law.
He has been actively involved in several support groups and charitable organizations, including the Rotary Club of Thetford Mines.
Mr. Paradis graduated from the Universite de Sherbrooke in civil law and holds a graduate degree in corporate law from Universite Laval.
Mr. Paradis and his wife Julie have three children.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with more than 3,500 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX first North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).
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