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Jean Coutu
OC
Jean Coutu at the 2010 Montréal Book Fair
Born (1927-05-29) May 29, 1927 (age 97)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma materMcGill University
Université de Montréal
Known forFounder of the Jean Coutu Group
AwardsOrder of Canada
National Order of Quebec

Jean Coutu, OC OQ (born May 29, 1927) is a Canadian pharmacist and businessman. He is the founder and Chairman of the Jean Coutu Group which he started in 1969. With an estimated net worth of $US 2.3 billion (as of 2015), Coutu was ranked by Forbes as the 22nd wealthiest Canadian and 938th wealthiest person in the world.[1]

In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada[2] and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[3]

Philanthropy

Jean Coutu founded the Marcelle and Jean Coutu Foundation which mainly supports numerous causes such as poverty, women and child abuse, education, and fight against drugs addiction in Canada.[4] It has contributed to multiple organizations, including:

  • Autism research[5]
  • Centraide[6]
  • Fondation Le Pilier[7]
  • Mira[8]
  • Moisson Montréal[9]
  • SunYouth[10]
  • The Montreal Children's Hospital[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "#1067 Jean Coutu". Forbes. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Order of Canada citation".
  3. ^ "National Order of Quebec citation" (in French).
  4. ^ https://www.moissonmontreal.org/en/the-marcelle-and-jean-coutu-foundation-has-become-a-major-partner-of-moisson-montreals-food-recovery-program-in-supermarkets/
  5. ^ https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/an-exceptional-donation-from-the-marcelle-and-jean-coutu-foundation-to-support-autism-research-848738057.html
  6. ^ https://www.centraide-mtl.org/en/contact-us/media/news/the-marcelle-and-jean-coutu-foundation/
  7. ^ https://www.lepilier.org/en/les-services/le-centre-marcelle-et-jean-coutu/
  8. ^ https://www.mira.ca/en/our-partners/fondation-marcelle-et-jean-coutu
  9. ^ https://www.moissonmontreal.org/en/the-marcelle-and-jean-coutu-foundation-has-become-a-major-partner-of-moisson-montreals-food-recovery-program-in-supermarkets/
  10. ^ https://sunyouthorg.com/continued-support-marcelle-jean-coutu-foundation/
  11. ^ https://www.thechildren.com/news-and-events/latest-news/marcelle-and-jean-coutu-foundation-invests-3-million


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