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Marcel Vincent
Marcel Vincent
Born	December 4, 1907; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	October 1, 1992 (aged 84)
Known for	President of Bell Canada
Awards	Order of Canada

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Marcel Vincent, CC (December 4, 1907 – October 1, 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]

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]

References[edit]

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

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

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[1] "The St. Maurice Valley Chronicle". October 31, 1957. p. 9.

[TimeLife-2] Brian Moore (1968). Canada. Time-Life Books. Montreal-born Marcel Vincent became the first French Canadian president of Bell Canada in 1963

[Bell-3] "Bell - Our History" (PDF). BCE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27.

[4] Order of Canada citation

[5] "Prix Acfas – Marcel-Vincent" (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-02-26.

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-'''Marcel Vincent''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} (December 4, 1907 &ndash; October 1, 1992)<ref>{{cite news|title=The St. Maurice Valley Chronicle|date=October 31, 1957|page=9}}</ref> was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] businessman. He was the first [[French Canadian]] president of [[Bell Canada]]<ref name=TimeLife>{{cite book|title=Canada|author=Brian Moore|publisher=Time-Life Books|year=1968|quote=Montreal-born Marcel Vincent became the first French Canadian president of Bell Canada in 1963}}</ref> from August 1, 1963, to August 1, 1968. He was chairman and CEO from August 1, 1968, to December 31, 1972.<ref name=Bell>{{cite web|url=http://www.bce.ca/data/documents/history/bio_presidents_en.pdf|title=Bell - Our History|work=BCE|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927221011/http://www.bce.ca/data/documents/history/bio_presidents_en.pdf|archivedate=2011-09-27}}</ref>
+'''Marcel Vincent''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} (December 4, 1907 &ndash; October 1, 1992)<ref>{{cite news|title=The St. Maurice Valley Chronicle|date=October 31, 1957|page=9}}</ref> was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] businessman. He was the first [[French Canadian]] president of [[Bell Canada]]<ref name=TimeLife>{{cite book|title=Canada|author=Brian Moore|publisher=Time-Life Books|year=1968|quote=Montreal-born Marcel Vincent became the first French Canadian president of Bell Canada in 1963}}</ref> from August 1, 1963, to August 1, 1968. He was chairman and CEO from August 1, 1968, to December 31, 1972.<ref name=Bell>{{cite web|url=http://www.bce.ca/data/documents/history/bio_presidents_en.pdf|title=Bell - Our History|work=BCE|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927221011/http://www.bce.ca/data/documents/history/bio_presidents_en.pdf|archive-date=2011-09-27}}</ref>
 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.<ref name=Bell/>
-In 1972 he was made a Companion of the [[Order of Canada]] "for his contribution to the business community".<ref>{{OCC|1722}}</ref> The Association francophone pour le savoir ([[Association francophone pour le savoir|Acfas]]) Prix Marcel-Vincent is named in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acfas.ca/prix-concours/prix-acfas/2013/marcel-vincent|title=Prix Acfas  – Marcel-Vincent|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226144117/http://www.acfas.ca/prix-concours/prix-acfas/2013/marcel-vincent|archivedate=2014-02-26}}</ref>
+In 1972 he was made a Companion of the [[Order of Canada]] "for his contribution to the business community".<ref>{{OCC|1722}}</ref> The Association francophone pour le savoir ([[Association francophone pour le savoir|Acfas]]) Prix Marcel-Vincent is named in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acfas.ca/prix-concours/prix-acfas/2013/marcel-vincent|title=Prix Acfas – Marcel-Vincent|language=French|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226144117/http://www.acfas.ca/prix-concours/prix-acfas/2013/marcel-vincent|archive-date=2014-02-26}}</ref>
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