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Joseph André Michel Vennat OC KC (born ) is a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, businessman, and former President of the Business Development Bank of Canada.
Michel vennat biography wikipedia Michel Vennat, a man of many hats, is a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, and businessman. Throughout his career, Vennat has held various high-ranking positions in the Canadian government and private sector. From to , Vennat worked as a senior partner in the Montreal offices of the law firm Stikeman Elliott. From to , he was the Chairman of the Council for Canadian Unity. In , he was appointed chairman of the Business Development Bank of Canada, where he served as president and CEO from until he was fired in due to the investigation of the Canadian sponsorship scandal.He was fired due to the investigation of the Canadian sponsorship scandal. In August , Federal Courts deemed his firing illegal and, had his term not expired since his dismissal, he would have been reinstated to office. In , he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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In August , Federal Courts deemed his firing illegal and, had his term not expired since his dismissal, he would have been reinstated to office. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the Université de Montréal in As a Rhodes Scholar he received a Master of Arts from Merton College, Oxford in He was created a Queen's Counsel in In , he joined External Affairs and from to was the Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Mitchell Sharp. From to , he was the Special Assistant to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In , he joined the Montreal offices of the law firm Stikeman Elliott, becoming a senior partner before leaving in From to , he was a member of the Board and Chairman of the Canadian Film Development Corporation. Michel vennat biography deathHe was fired due to the investigation of the Canadian sponsorship scandal. In August , Federal Courts deemed his firing illegal and, had his term not expired since his dismissal, he would have been reinstated to office. He was created a Queen's Counsel in In , he joined the Montreal offices of the law firm Stikeman Elliott , becoming a senior partner before leaving in From to , he was the Chairman of the Council for Canadian Unity.In , he was appointed CEO of . and became CEO of United Westburne Inc. in From to , he was the Chairman of the . In , he was appointed chairman of the Business Development Bank of Canada and served as president and CEO from until he was fired in The Federal Court ruled that Michel Vennat had been illegally fired from the BDC in August Had his term not expired, he would have been reinstated. In , he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. (en) |
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