Pierre Péladeau
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Pierre Péladeau (April 11, 1925 – December 24, 1997) was a Canadian businessman. He was the founder of Quebecor Inc., a Canadian media company centered in the province of Quebec.
Péladeau was born in Outremont, Quebec (now part of Montreal) in 1925. He completed a degree from the Université de Montréal, and in 1950 completed a law degree at McGill University.
He founded Quebecor from a small group of weekly entertainment papers and French-language editions of American tabloids. Quebecor grew greatly, and now owns the Sun Media chain, among other newspaper and magazine properties.
Péladeau is the father of the current president and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor Inc., Pierre Karl Péladeau. His other son Érik Péladeau is the vice-chairman of Quebecor Inc., among other positions.
In 1987, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
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