Jean Coutu
Canadian pharmacist and businessman
Jean Coutu, (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 1969.2
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Born May 29, 1927.1
About
With an estimated net worth of $US 2.3 billion (as of 2015), Coutu was ranked by Forbes as the 22nd wealthiest Canadian and 938th wealthiest person in the world.
In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
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Companies
- Jean CoutuFounder12
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: businessperson.5
- Date not recordedFounded Jean Coutu4
Personal life
Philanthropy
Jean Coutu founded the Marcelle and Jean Coutu Foundation which mainly supports numerous causes such as poverty, women and child abuse, education, and the fight against drug addiction in Canada. It has contributed to multiple organizations, including:
Autism research
Centraide
Fondation Le Pilier
Mira
Moisson Montréal
SunYouth
The Montreal Children's Hospital
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Awards
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJean Coutu on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJean Coutu on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataJean Coutu: award, on Wikidata
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- 12WikidataJean Coutu, Founder
- 13Wikimedia CommonsJean Coutu photo by Asclepias, CC BY-SA 3.0