Marcel Vincent
Marcel Vincent | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec |
December 4, 1907
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Known for | President of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada |
Awards | Order of Canada |
Marcel Vincent, CC (December 4, 1907 – October 1, 1992)[1] was a Canadian businessman. He was the first French Canadian president of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada[2] from August 1, 1963 to August 1, 1968. He was Chairman and CEO from August 1, 1968 to December 31, 1972.[3]
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Vincent graduated from the Université de Montréal (HEC Montréal) with a Master's degree in Commerce. He joined Bell Telephone in 1927 and served in World War II in the navy from 1941 to 1945.[3]
In 1972 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for his contribution to the business community".[4] The Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) Prix Marcel-Vincent is named in his honour.[5]
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Preceded by | President of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada 1963-1968 |
Succeeded by Robert Carleton Scrivener |
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