Roger D. Landry (January 26, 1934 – February 1, 2020) was a Canadian businessman who was president and publisher of '' La Presse''. Born in

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, he was educated in Montreal, Paris, and London. He started his career with

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working with the Quebec government and helped to design a mobile telephone network for the

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. In 1965, he was named assistant director of public relations for

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and later was the director in charge of receiving heads of state and important visitors. In 1970, he founded a public relations firm and later joined ITT-Rayonnier as vice-president of administration. In 1977, he became the Vice-President of Marketing and Public Affairs for the

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and helped to create the mascot Youppi. From 1980 to 2000, he was the president and publisher of the Montreal newspaper ''La Presse''. He published his first novel ''Le Sans tache'' in 2002.

Honours

* In 1986, he was made a Member of the

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. * In 1989, he received the Grande médaille de Vermeil from Paris. * In 1990, he was promoted to Officer of the Order of Canada. * In 1996, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada. * In 1992, he was made an Officer of the

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. * In 1995, he received Award of Merit by the B'nai B'rith Foundation * In 1998, he was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre de la

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by the French government. * In 2002, he was elected president of the colonels and lieutenant colonels of the 34th and 35th Infantry Brigades of the

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. * He was an honorary Colonel in the Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal. * He received an honorary Doctor of Law honoris causa of

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. * He received a Doctor of Literature of the

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. * He received a Doctor of Administration of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Landry, Roger 1934 births 2020 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Businesspeople from Montreal Companions of the Order of Canada Officers of the National Order of Quebec Royal Military College of Canada alumni