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Laurent Picard | |
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 Picard in 1974 | |
| Born | October 27, 1927
Quebec City,
Quebec, Canada |
| Died | August 29, 2012 (aged 84) |
| Known for | President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Laurent A. Picard CC (27 October 1927 – 29 August 2012 [1]) was a French-Canadian businessman and former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [2]
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, [2] he received a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1947 from Université Laval. [2] He then received a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in physics in 1954, again from Université Laval, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard University in 1964. [2]
From 1955 to 1959, he was a professor at the Faculty of Commerce of Université Laval. From 1960 to 1962, he was a research associate and assistant at the Harvard Business School. From 1962 to 1968, he was a professor and associate director at HÉC, the École des Hautes Études Commerciales of the Université de Montréal. From 1968 to 1972, he was an executive vice-president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he also then served as president from 1972 to 1975. [2] [3] Between 1975 and 1977 he was director of Telesat.
From 1978 to 1986, he was the dean of the Faculty of Management at McGill University.
He was a member of the board of directors at Dorel Industries.
He was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1976.
- ^ "Remembering Professor and Former Dean of Management Laurent Picard". McGill University. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Baillargeon, Stéphane (1 September 2012). "Laurent Picard (1927-2012) - Décès d'un grand commis de l'État" [Laurent Picard (1927-2012) - Death of a senior government clerk]. Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "SRC Radio-Canada Network". The Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- Canadian Who's Who. University of Toronto Press. 1997.
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- Université Laval alumni
- Academic staff of HEC Montréal
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| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2018) |
Laurent Picard | |
|---|---|
|
Picard in 1974 | |
| Born | October 27, 1927
Quebec City,
Quebec, Canada |
| Died | August 29, 2012 (aged 84) |
| Known for | President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Laurent A. Picard CC (27 October 1927 – 29 August 2012 [1]) was a French-Canadian businessman and former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [2]
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, [2] he received a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1947 from Université Laval. [2] He then received a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in physics in 1954, again from Université Laval, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard University in 1964. [2]
From 1955 to 1959, he was a professor at the Faculty of Commerce of Université Laval. From 1960 to 1962, he was a research associate and assistant at the Harvard Business School. From 1962 to 1968, he was a professor and associate director at HÉC, the École des Hautes Études Commerciales of the Université de Montréal. From 1968 to 1972, he was an executive vice-president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he also then served as president from 1972 to 1975. [2] [3] Between 1975 and 1977 he was director of Telesat.
From 1978 to 1986, he was the dean of the Faculty of Management at McGill University.
He was a member of the board of directors at Dorel Industries.
He was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1976.
- ^ "Remembering Professor and Former Dean of Management Laurent Picard". McGill University. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Baillargeon, Stéphane (1 September 2012). "Laurent Picard (1927-2012) - Décès d'un grand commis de l'État" [Laurent Picard (1927-2012) - Death of a senior government clerk]. Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "SRC Radio-Canada Network". The Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- Canadian Who's Who. University of Toronto Press. 1997.
-
Media related to
Laurent Picard at Wikimedia Commons
- 1927 births
- 2012 deaths
- Companions of the Order of Canada
- Presidents of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- 20th-century Canadian civil servants
- Canadian university and college faculty deans
- Harvard Business School alumni
- Université Laval alumni
- Academic staff of HEC Montréal
- People from Quebec City
- Academic staff of Université Laval