MUMBAI: Francois Macerola has been named president of Quebec‘s provincial government funding body Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC).

Macerola joins Canada‘s largest public sector investor in film and TV after quitting Telefilm Canada where he was executive producer.

His appointment follows a period of instability at SODEC after his predecessor, Jean-Guy Chaput, was engulfed in a controversy over excessive expensive, including a now infamous C$1,300 per night hotel room at Cannes.

Macerola has a long history in cultural affairs in Canada, most significantly during his five year tenure as executive director of Telefilm Canada, which is considered one of the agency‘s high points.