Roger D. Landry (January 26, 1934 – February 1, 2020) was a Canadian businessman who was president and publisher of ''
La Presse''.
Born in
Montreal, he was educated in Montreal, Paris, and London. He started his career with
Bell Canada
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working with the Quebec government and helped to design a mobile telephone network for the
Sûreté du Québec. In 1965, he was named assistant director of public relations for
Expo 67 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
Montreal Expos 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
Order of Canada.
* 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
National Order of Quebec.
* 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
Légion d'honneur 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
Canadian Army.
* He was an honorary Colonel in the
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal.
* He received an honorary Doctor of Law honoris causa of
McGill University.
* He received a Doctor of Literature of the
Université de Sherbrooke.
* He received a Doctor of Administration of the
Royal Military College of Canada.
References
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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