MONTREAL - Quebecor says Videotron chief executive Jean-Francois Pruneau is stepping down effective June 4.

The company says Pruneau is leaving the job to focus on personal investment projects.

He has been the head of Videotron since January 2019.

Before taking the job, he was chief financial officer of Quebecor from 2010 to 2018.

Videotron, which provides cable television, internet, telephone and wireless service, is a subsidiary of Quebecor Media.

Quebecor says that following Pruneau's departure, the president and chief executive of Quebecor Media will also take over the responsibilities for Videotron.