Marcel Vincent

Marcel Vincent CC (4 December 1907 – 1 October 1992)^[1] was a Canadian businessman. He was the first French Canadian president of Bell Canada^[2] from August 1, 1963, to August 1, 1968. He was chairman and CEO from August 1, 1968, to December 31, 1972.^[3]

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Marcel Vincent
Born	(1907-12-04)4 December 1907 Montreal, Quebec
Died	1 October 1992(1992-10-01) (aged 84) Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Education	Université de Montréal (MComm 1927)
Spouse	Ginette Meriot ​ (m. 1937)​
Military career
Branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Battles / wars	World War II
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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Vincent graduated from the Université de Montréal (HEC Montréal) with a master's degree in commerce. He joined Bell Canada 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]

1. ^ "The St. Maurice Valley Chronicle". October 31, 1957. p. 9.
2. ^ Brian Moore (1968). Canada. Time-Life Books. Montreal-born Marcel Vincent became the first French Canadian president of Bell Canada in 1963
3. ^ ^{a b} "Bell - Our History" (PDF). BCE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27.
4. ^ Order of Canada citation (archived)
5. ^ "Prix Acfas – Marcel-Vincent" (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-02-26.

Business positions
Preceded by Thomas Wardrope Eadie	President of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada 1963-1968	Succeeded by Robert Carleton Scrivener

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