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Robert Després

1924 – 2016

Canadian businessman

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About Robert Després

Lived 1924 – 2016 (aged 91). Robert Després was a Canadian businessperson.

Robert Després, (September 27, 1924 – June 14, 2016) was a French Canadian businessman. Després had a bachelor's degree and an MBA from Université Laval.

In 2006, Després was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, one of the largest commercial real estate property owners and managers in the province of Quebec.

In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2003, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec. He died from lung cancer on June 14, 2016.

Career Robert Després was the president of D.R.M. Holdings Incorporated, and also the chairman of the board of directors at Domosys Corporation and Obzerv Technologies Incorporated. Després was also a member of the board of directors for the National Optics Institute, GenePOC Incorporated and H.R.S. Holdings Incorporated. In Després' past he had honorably served in the boards of directors in numerous companies, including: Camdev Corporation, CFCF Incorporated, Mitel Corporation, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Manulife Financial Corporation, Domtar Incorporated, Norcen Energy Resources Limited, Wajax Corporation Limited, Canada Malting Company Limited, Provigo Incorporated, Alliance Forest Products Incorporated, National Trust Company, and Sidbec-Dosco Incorporated.

Després was a fellow of the Order of Accredited Management Accountants of Quebec (FCMA), the Order of Certified Professional Accountants of Quebec (FCPA), the Order of Certified General Accountants of Quebec (FCGA) and the Institute of Corporate Directors. Després was a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Laval University
Awards
Officer of the Order of Canada; Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec; Honorary doctorate at the Laval University; National Order of Quebec; Order of Canada
Also known as
Robert Despres

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Robert Després's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Després?

Canadian businessman (1924-2016)

When was Robert Després born?

Robert Després was born on 27 September 1924 in Quebec City.

When did Robert Després die?

Robert Després died on 14 June 2016 in Quebec City.

What was Robert Després's occupation?

Robert Després was a businessperson.

What nationality was Robert Després?

Robert Després was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Després

· Wikidata: Q3434950

· DBpedia: Robert Després

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