Daniel Lamarre is a Canadian

Canada

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 businessman. He is the President

President

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 and Chief Operating Officer

Chief operating officer

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 of the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...

. Born in Grand-Mère, Quebec

Grand-Mère, Quebec

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, he graduated from the University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

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 with a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 in communications in 1976.

He served as president and CEO of TVA

TVA (TV network)

TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media...

 television network, which is Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

’s largest private television

Television

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 broadcaster.

Daniel Lamarre appeared on the BBC radio programme the Bottom Line on 3rd June 2010.

External Links

• Daniel Lamarre Bio as a featured speaker at 2011 World Business Forum
  World Business Forum
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