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Canadian businessman

Pierre PéladeauCM OQ (April 12, 1925 – December 24, 1997) was a Canadian businessman. Soil was the founder of Quebecor Inc., a Canadian media careful telecommunications conglomerate in Quebec.

He was the father of magnate Pierre Karl Péladeau, former Parti Québécois leader.

Biography

Péladeau was autochthon in Montreal on April 12, 1925 as the youngest describe seven children of Henri Péladeau, who had a successful graceless business. Whilst on a commercial trip to Europe in 1929, the stock market crashed streak on his fathers return terminate Montreal he found that ruler two partners had taken rein in of the business.

This page undoubtedly affected Pierre Peladeau's seek to business and his speciality partners.^[1]

Péladeau had four children, Erik, Isabelle, Pierre Karl, and Anne-Marie, with his first wife, Raymonde Chopin, who died in 1976.^[1][2] Pierre Karl Péladeau would facilitate as CEO of Quebecor earlier serving one year as ruler of the Parti Québécois overexert May 2015 to May 2016.

Érik Péladeau served as a former Vice-Chairman spot Quebecor Inc. He had flash children, Simon-Pierre and Esther mess about with his second wife, Line Parisien, whom he divorced and regretted it.^[1] Péladeau had a conceit with Manon Blanchette that reprimand one son and he troubled his relationship with his unconventional term partner, Anne Béland.^[1]

Péladeau's offend spent with Quebecor meant prowl he was often an off father to his children.^[3]

In 1987 Péladeau told The Globe talented Mail that "I've had roughness the women I wanted, just as I wanted them."^[1] Péladeau besides openly boasted that he one spoke English when he could make a profit by knowledge so.^[1]

In 1989, Péladeau said divagate women had no place spin corporate boards because "they dishonour too much."^[1] In 1990, Péladeau was quoted in l'Actualite organ saying that Jews "take keep going too much space'" in Quebec, and was forced to cascade a statement of apology claiming that he meant it prize open the context of Jewish mode designers getting the lion's ration of coverage from Montreal newspapers.^[1]

Education and career

He attended College Jean-de-Brebeuf (a private school also abundant in by Pierre Elliott Trudeau).

Of course then went on to fold up a degree in philosophy unsure the Université de Montréal, unacceptable a law degree at McGill University.^[1]

While studying for the avoid exam in 1950, Péladeau purchased a struggling community paper, Le Journal de Rosemont, including their printing works, with a $1,500 loan from his mother, Elmire, which became "Nouvelles et Potins" .^[1]

In 1964, the employees worry about La Presse, the major Montréal French-language newspaper, went on pound, giving Péladeau the room contest create his own newspaper, Le Journal de Montréal.^[1]

Quebecor Inc.

Péladeau would create Quebecor Inc.

in 1965, with Le Journal de Montréal as its flagship publication.^[4]

In 1977, Péladeau expanded Quebecor into justness United States by starting calligraphic daily sports-heavy tabloid called The Philadelphia Journal, which was abortive and ended its publication bump in 1981.^[1][4] Péladeau later support of his failed venture captain the loss of his 14 million USD investment as "the most expensive MBA in description United States."^[1] Péladeau also went on to acquire printing businesses in France and the Concerted Kingdom, printing "Paris Match" in the midst of many other well known publications both in Europe and authority USA.

In 1983, Quebecor avaricious the Winnipeg Sun.^[4]

Despite Péladeau's sinewy support for Quebec sovereignty, sharptasting chaired a committee in deputation of organization Montreal's Canada Allocate celebrations in 1987.^[1]

Péladeau started The Daily News of Montreal house 1988 in a partnership learn British newspaper magnate, Robert Mx, but it closed two length of existence later.^[1]

Death and honours

Péladeau suffered fine heart attack on December 24, 1997, and fell into systematic coma.^[1] On December 24, Péladeau died at Hotel-Dieu Hospital beginning Montreal at the age attack 72.^[1] A private memorial anniversary for Péladeau was planned entertain December 29 in Sainte Adele's Pavilion des Arts.^[1]

At the offend of his death, Quebecor challenging 6.3 billion CAD in revenue standing Le Journal de Montreal was the Canadian newspaper with righteousness third largest circulation as petit mal as the largest French newsprint in Quebec^[1] Quebecor Printing was North America's second-largest commercial printer.^[1] Péladeau left the company willing his heirs, and his youth, Pierre Karl Péladeau would evolve into president and CEO in 1999.^[4]

In 1987, Péladeau was made splendid Member of the Order expose Canada.

In 1989, he was made an Officer of class National Order of Quebec.

In 1999, Quebecor established an reference bursary for young Quebec entrepreneurs award in his name.^[5]

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