André Bérard, OC

Order of Canada

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National Order of Quebec

The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...

 (born 1940) is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 businessman and former President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Canada

National Bank of Canada

National Bank of Canada is the 6th largest bank and 8th largest financial institution in Canada. The bank's headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec....

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He joined the National Bank of Canada in 1958, becoming President and Chief Operating Officer in 1986. In 1990, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer. He stepped down as President and CEO in 2002 and was Chairman of the Board unti 2004. From 1986 to 1989, he was Chair of the Executive Council of the Canadian Bankers Association

Canadian Bankers Association

The Canadian Bankers Association is a financial lobbying group that works on behalf of 52 domestic banks, foreign bank subsidiaries and foreign bank branches operating in Canada and their 267,000 employees. The CBA was organized in Montreal in 1891, making it one of Canada’s oldest interest...

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He is currently a member or has been a member of the Board of Directors of the following companies:Bombardier Inc., BCE Inc., Noranda Inc., Saputo Inc., Falconbridge

Falconbridge

Falconbridge can mean:*Falconbridge Limited*Falconbridge, Middlesex County, Ontario*Falconbridge, Greater Sudbury, Ontario*A visual and radar UFO incident near Sudbury, Ontario on November 11, 1975*The Bastard of Fauconberg...

, Kruger Inc.

Kruger Inc.

Kruger Inc. is a Canadian corporation which manufactures publication papers, tissue, lumber and other wood products, corrugated cartons from recycled fibres, green and renewable energy, and wines and spirits. The company is a leader in paper and paperboard recycling in North America. Kruger Inc...

, Vasogen Inc. and the Groupe Canam Inc.

In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his "remarkable demonstration of his leadership qualities". In 2000, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec

National Order of Quebec

The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...

. He has received two honorary doctorates from the University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...

 and from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales

HEC Montréal

HEC Montréal , is the independent affiliated business school of the Université de Montréal, and the oldest management School in Canada. It holds accreditations from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, one of three schools in North America to hold triple accreditation in management education...

 of the Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal

The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...

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