Marcel Vincent

Marcel Vincent
Born	Montreal, Quebec
Died	October 1, 1992
Known for	President of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada
Awards	Order of Canada

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

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Vincent graduated from the Université de Montréal (École des Hautes Études Commerciales) 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.^[2]

In 1972 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for his contribution to the business community".^[3] The Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) Prix Marcel-Vincent is named in his honour.^[4]

References

1. ^ Brian Moore (1968). Canada. Time-Life Books. "Montreal-born Marcel Vincent became the first French Canadian president of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada in 1963" 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Bell - Our History". BCE. http://www.bce.ca/data/documents/history/bio_presidents_en.pdf. 
3. ^ Order of Canada citation
4. ^ "Prix Acfas – Marcel-Vincent" (in French). http://www.acfas.ca/prix/prix_vincent.html. 

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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Name	Vincent, Marcel
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Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec
Date of death	October 1, 1992
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