Guy Saint-Pierre is best known for having orchestrated the merger of SNC and Lavalin to create SNC Lavalin, the largest engineering firm in Canada and one of the largest in the world, in 1991.
11 Facts About Guy Saint-Pierre
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Guy Saint-Pierre became the Chairman of the Board of the Royal Bank of Canada in 2001, being the first French Canadian to hold the position.
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In 1959, Guy Saint-Pierre joined the army as an officer in the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers at Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick.
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Guy Saint-Pierre was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1970 election in Vercheres as a Liberal and re-elected in Chambly in the 1973 election.
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Guy Saint-Pierre served for two years as Minister of Education and from 1972 to 1976 as Minister of Industry and Trade.
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Guy Saint-Pierre lost his bid for re-election in the 1976 election against Parti Quebecois candidate Denis Lazure.
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In 1978, Guy Saint-Pierre was appointed president and general manager of Ogilvie Mills Ltd, becoming president and chief executive officer in 1980.
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From January 1989, Guy Saint-Pierre was president and chief executive officer of the SNC-Lavalin Group Inc In 1996 he became chairman of the board, and retired in 2002.
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Guy Saint-Pierre held honorary degrees from Concordia University, Universite Laval, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales of the Universite de Montreal, Universite de Sherbrooke, the University of Ottawa and le College militaire royal de Saint-Jean.
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Guy Saint-Pierre served on the board of directors of Alcan Inc.
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Guy Saint-Pierre died at his home in Montreal on 23 January 2022, at the age of 87.