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Quebecor executive Aldo Giampaolo leaving company to manage Celine Dion

The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, June 11, 2014 5:44PM EDT Last Updated Thursday, June 12, 2014 8:22AM EDT

Celine Dion performs during a benefit concert in memory of Denis Blanchette, the lighting technician who was killed at the Parti Quebecois' election-night victory rally on Sept. 4, Monday, October 1, 2012, in Montreal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)

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TORONTO -- Quebecor executive Aldo Giampaolo is leaving the company to manage the career of Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion.

Giampaolo was president and CEO of QMI Entertainment & Sports.

He will become CEO of Feeling Productions, though Quebecor said in a release that Giampaolo would oversee the transition through July 4.

Dion will be onstage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas through Aug. 15.

Her most recent album, 2013's "Loved Me Back to Life," topped the chart in Canada en route to going platinum four times over.

In a statement, Giampaolo said he was leaving behind a "solid team" at Quebecor.

"Despite the exciting challenges I faced at Quebecor, working with one of the world's most popular and high-profile entertainers was a unique opportunity and a challenge I couldn't pass up," Giampaolo said.