Actress Tania Kontoyanni won her election once morest actor Pierre-Luc Brillant as president of the Union des artistes.
The new president thus succeeds Sophie Prégent, who has held this position since October 2013. She obtained 51% of the votes in the second round of the election once morest 49% for her opponent.
Tania Kontoyanni, very active in the world of theatre, television and cinema since leaving the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, intends to prioritize communication with members and their mobilization during her mandate.
“The very close result means, in my eyes, that the members want us to be united and to work in the same direction. This is obviously my intention, ”she said in a press release on Friday.
The actress also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Laval University in Quebec. She joined the UDA board of directors in 2017. She had been treasurer of the professional artists’ union since 2019.
The board of directors will meet in an extraordinary session on April 12 to elect the members who will make up the management committee, including the vice-president, the secretariat and the treasury.
For this election, 30% of active members exercised their right to vote, in the first and second rounds.