Canadian Inter-university Sport announced Thursday that ArcelorMittal will be the title sponsor of the 2015 Vanier Cup.
It marks the first association with the prestigious Vanier Cup for ArcelorMittal. Since 2014, the company has also been the title sponsor of the Mitchell Bowl national football semi-final, both CIS basketball championships, as well as the CIS athletes of the week program.
“ArcelorMittal is an outstanding supporter of CIS student-athletes,” said Graham Brown, chief executive officer of CIS. “We are thrilled to add our flagship event, the Vanier Cup, to our existing multi-event partnership.”
Tony Valeri, Vice President Corporate Affairs of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, is equally thrilled about the new partnership.
“We are pleased to add the Vanier Cup, the premier event of the university sport season, to our portfolio of events with CIS. Our partnership with CIS reflects our commitment to excellence and our high regard for organizations and people that strive to be the best. We’re proud to continue to play a role in ensuring that Canada’s student-athletes pursue their competitive sport dreams.”
About ArcelorMittal in Canada
Canada is home to six business units that are part of ArcelorMittal SA, the world’s leading steel and mining company — with approximately 230,000 employees, operations in more than 60 countries and customers in 174 countries. ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global steel markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging — with leading research and development (R&D) and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and far-reaching distribution networks. There are approximately 10,000 ArcelorMittal employees in Canada in Flat Carbon Steel, Long Carbon Steel, Tubular Products, Mining and Infrastructure across 20 locations in Ontario and Quebec. For more information about ArcelorMittal visit www.arcelormittal.com.
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Every year, over 11,500 student-athletes and 700 coaches from 56 universities and four regional associations vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit www.cis-sic.ca or follow us on:
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For further information, please contact:
Michel Bélanger
Communications & Media Relations
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
[email protected]
Marie Verdun
Manager, Corporate Affairs
ArcelorMittal Dofasco
Off: (905) 548-7200 ext. 2066
Cell: (905) 979-1596
[email protected]