Richard G. Gervais

Richard G. Gervais is a Québécois personality business world.

Biography

Richard G. Gervais made his traditional studies with the Collège Stanislas of Montreal and is Bachelier in political sciences of the Collège Loyola. He holds a Control in political sciences of the Fordham University of New York and carried out the schooling of a Doctorate in political sciences with the Institut of political studies of Paris. He also studied at the School of Management of the Université McGill of Montreal.

It starts its career by the political way whereas it is, in 1967, Adjoint of honourable the Jean Marchand, Minister for Labor and Immigration and Leader of Quebec within the government Pearson. Of 1968 with 1975, it occupies of the stations - keys: Associated political during nearly four years of honourable the Mitchell Sharp, Foreign Minister of the Canada in the Government of Pierre E. Trudeau; Associated executive of the mixed special Committee on the Constitution of Canada; Executive secretary and Member of the Hugessen Commission; Executive secretary of the Ducros Commission.

During these years, he is member ex-officio Canadian delegations at the General meeting of the the United Nations, the 20th birthday of NATO (Washington, cd.) and at the time of many visits of State in Europe. He, for his years coeds, has been very implied politically.

In 1975, he becomes director of the Businesses external for French Canada of the Imperial Oil company (Esso). It occupies this station during more than seven years. It provides the foundations of a policy of governmental relations for the company and advises the leaders of them, including the chairman of Exxon with]. It redirects the policy of gifts of the company - then most important with the country - towards the policy, arts and the culture and is personally responsible for the setting-up and perenniality for many programs: Esso concerts of OSM, Turned Esso of the Theater of the New-World, Esso support for the regional Museums of Quebec, Esso Literary prize of the Circle of the book of France, Esso financing of the Life of Arts; as well as measurements of support at incipient organizations: Movement of action for the Lyric art, Graphic Guild, Theater of Manufacture, etc

In 1981, he becomes First Vice-president and managing director (Quebec) of PIR, the most important company of public relations of the time in Canada. It continues its encouragement with the culture and plays a part of support to the first steps of Biennial of Contemporary art of Montreal, inter alia. It counts, among its customers, prestigious Canadian Center of Architecture of which it advises the Founder and director.

In 1985, it founds GGA Communications with its partners.

Since 1993, he is honorary Consul of Republic of Maurice in Canada.

Activities

Member of several boards of directors, he was successively president of the Theater of the New-World and the Ballets Jazz of Montreal, member of the Council of the Symphony orchestra of Montreal, of the French Chamber of commerce in Canada, the Life of Arts, the Canadian Circle of decorative Arts, international medical Association (AMI), the Council for the art and business world in Canada (CBAC) of Toronto, where he represented Quebec, of the Canadiana Funds - to which he made many gifts - Center of Arts of Confederation of Charlottetown, international About fifteen theater of Quebec and that of the Festival Lanaudière of which he was Gouverneur during several years. Also impassioned by the history, he is member of the International Napoleonean Company.

He has been for 30 years Vice-président of the board of directors of the House of the Canadian students in Paris; he is member of the Council of the Renault Canada, like of Council one Canada-US Relations and the Thomas O. Enders Endowment, both of New York. Moreover, it also chaired, during the years, of very many special events and took part in several financing campaigns. He is Sociétaire and highly skilled Giver of the Museum of Beautiful arts of Montreal, Mécène of the Musée McCord and Ambassadeur of Biennial of Contemporary art. In France he is member of the Friends of the Louvre and the French Club of the Medal. Become inveterate collector, it has, inter alia, one of the most important private collections of photographs and Artifact S Québécois and Canadian policies. To the wire of time, it offered many parts to certain museums and organizations of the country.

Richard G. Gervais is member of several professional associations of which the Chamber of commerce of metropolitan Montreal, the Canadian Company of the public relations, the Company of the relationnists of Quebec, the Canadian Circle of Montreal and the Council of the international relations of Montreal. He was recently administrator of the French-speaking Forum of the businesses.

Vinophile, it was during several years the Master of Commanderie of Bordeaux in Montreal and belongs to many brotherhoods in France.

In Montreal, he is member of the Mount-Royal Club and Beaver Club; in Paris, Circle St-Germain-of-Meadows and of Saint-Sulpice.

During years, it received many medals and distinctions. Among those, it receives in 1967 the medal of the Centenary of the Canadian Confederation of which it had taken part in promotion in France as president of the students of the House of the Canadian Students; in 1992, of the Romance General governor Hnatyshyn the Medal commemorative of the 125e birthday of the Confederation and in 2002 the Medal of Jubilée of the General Queen of Gouverneure Adrienne Clarkson. In 1986, it had been established in the Order of St-Jean by the General governor Jeanne Sauvé and is, since 1981, Commandeur of the Military and Hospital Order of St Lazare of Jerusalem. It has, during the years, receipt many other medals and decorations.

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