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Jean Coutu (pharmacist)

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Jean Coutu
Jean Coutu at the 2010 Montréal Book Fair
Born (1927-05-29) May 29, 1927 (age 97)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma materUniversité 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 1.6 billion (as of March 2012), 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "#1067 Jean Coutu". forbes.com. Forbes. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Order of Canada citation".
  3. ^ "National Order of Quebec citation" (in French).[permanent dead link]