Jean Coutu (pharmacist)
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Jean Coutu at the 2010 Montréal Book Fair
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
May 29, 1927
Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
Known for | Founder of the Jean Coutu Group |
Net worth | US$2.3 billion (2015)[1] |
Awards | Order of Canada National Order of Quebec |
Jean Coutu, OC OQ (born May 29, 1927) is a Canadian pharmacist and businessman. He is the founder and Chairman of the Jean Coutu Group which he started in 1969. With an estimated net worth of $US 1.6 billion (as of March 2012), Coutu was ranked by Forbes as the 22nd wealthiest Canadian and 938th in the world.[2]
In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada[3] and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[4]
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