Norman Legault
Normand Legault (1955 -) is a Québécois business man and sporting promoter. He is the president and chief of the direction of the Grand Prix of Canada.
After obtaining its baccalaureat in administration with the University of Sherbrooke, he works for Labatt and becomes responsible for the automobile file of Sport of the company and the mixed liability companies of the first Grand Prix from Canada presented to Montreal in 1978. He reaches the direction in 1981. He leaves in 1983 and returns as consultant in 1989, then becomes about it again the managing director in 1990. In 1996, it acquires the rights of presentation of the Grand Prix of Canada of Formula One Administration and founds GPF1. In 2002, 2003 and 2005, he is promoter of Molson Indy of Montreal, test of the Champ series Because. In 2006, he announces the in August 2007 presentation of a test of series BUSCH of NASCAR to the Gilles-Villeneuve circuit of Montreal.
He becomes president of the Chamber of commerce of metropolitan Montreal in 2000 and 2001. He was also president of the council of the Control of the Place of Arts and member of the board of directors of Montreal International. In 2003, it had to convince Bernie Ecclestone to keep the Grand Prix in Canada, this reticent last being shown vis-a-vis the new law anti-tobacco of Canada. In 2005, it Co-chairs the presentation Montreal of the world championships of watery sports of the FINA. It was " Personality of the année" daily newspaper the Press in 2001 and appointed Large Ambassador of the University of Sherbrooke in 2006. He is Member of the F1 Commission of TRUSTED and sits at the board of directors of the general society of financing (SGF).
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