André Chagnon
André Chagnon (born 1928) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of an electrician, he began his work career by laying underground cables, eventually starting his own contracting company Chagnon Electric, in 1957, which he later sold to his employees. In 1964, he founded the cable company Le Groupe Videotron which grew into one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies.
Retiring in 2000, he set up the Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon, an organization working to prevent poverty and sickness in families, which has $1.4 billion in assets and is the largest foundation in Canada.
Honours
- In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
- In 2002, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
- In 2003, he was made an Officer of l’Ordre national du Québec.
- In 2004, he received an Honorary Doctorate from theUniversity of Ottawa.