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11 Facts About Eric Molson

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Eric Molson is the former chairman of Molson Coors and former Chancellor of Concordia University.

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Eric Molson holds an Arts Baccalaureate with honours in chemistry from Princeton University, and was a graduate student in economics at the McGill University Graduate School of Library and Information Studies.

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Eric Molson holds a Master Brewer certificate from the American Brewers Academy.

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Eric Molson joined the company in 1960 and was a member of the board of directors for Molson from 1974 to 2005, and was chairman from 1988 to 2005.

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Eric Molson retired on May 13,2009, after 50 years with the company.

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Eric Molson continues to serve as a chairman emeritus and director of Molson Coors Brewing Company.

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Eric Molson was chancellor of Concordia University 1993 to 2005.

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Eric Molson is an honorary director of the Bank of Montreal, and sat on the board from 1987 to 2000.

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Eric Molson is the director of the Montreal General Hospital Corporation and Foundation since 1962, as well as the Canadian Irish Studies Foundation and Vie des Arts magazine.

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Eric Molson was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada on October 27,2007.

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Eric Molson was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2013.