Marcel Vincent

Marcel Vincent
Born(1907-12-04)4 December 1907
Montreal, Quebec
Died1 October 1992(1992-10-01) (aged 84)
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
EducationUniversité de Montréal (MComm 1927)
Spouse
Ginette Meriot
​
(m. 1937)​
Military career
Branch
Royal Canadian Navy
Service years
1939–1945
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Conflicts
World War II

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

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.

In 1972 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for his contribution to the business community". The Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) Prix Marcel-Vincent is named in his honour.

References

  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. 1 2 "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.