Michel Vennat
Michel Vennat | |
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| Born | September 17, 1941 Montreal, Quebec,Canada |
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| Occupation(s) | civil servant, lawyer, businessman |
| Spouse | Marie Anne Tawil |
Joseph André Michel VennatOCKC(born 1941) is aCanadiancivil servant, lawyer, businessman, and formerPresidentof theBusiness Development Bank of Canada.He was fired due to the investigation of the2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal.In August 2006, Federal Courts deemed his firing illegal and, had his term not expired since his dismissal, he would have been reinstated to office.
Born inMontreal, Quebec,he received aBachelor of Artsdegree fromCollège Jean-de-Brébeufin 1960 and aBachelor of Civil Lawfrom theUniversité de Montréalin 1963.[1]As aRhodes Scholarhe received aMaster of ArtsfromMerton College, Oxfordin 1965. He was created aQueen's Counselin 1983.
In 1965, he joined External Affairs and from 1966 to 1968 was the Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance,Mitchell Sharp.From 1968 to 1970, he was the Special Assistant to Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau.In 1970, he joined the Montreal offices of the law firmStikeman Elliott,becoming a senior partner before leaving in 1990. From 1976 to 1981, he was a member of the Board and Chairman of theCanadian Film Development Corporation.
In 1991, he was appointed CEO ofWestburne Inc.and became CEO of United Westburne Inc. in 1993. From 1994 to 1996, he was the Chairman of theCouncil for Canadian Unity.In 1998, he was appointed chairman of theBusiness Development Bank of Canadaand served as president and CEO from 2000 until he was fired in 2004. The Federal Court ruled that Michel Vennat had been illegally fired from the BDC in August 2006. Had his term not expired, he would have been reinstated.[2]
In 1995, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada.
References
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- ^"Congédié illégalement de la Banque de développement du Canada - Michel Vennat demande maintenant 5,6 millions".29 September 2007.
- "CBC.ca News: Government fires BDC's Vennat".Archived fromthe originalon March 25, 2004.RetrievedMarch 12,2004.
- "Canadian Who's Who 1997 profile".RetrievedFebruary 22,2006.
- "Le Devoir: Congedie illegalement de la Banque de Developpement du Canada".29 September 2007.RetrievedNovember 5,2015.