Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 10, 2008
• Invested on: May 15, 2009

A talented businessman, Marcel Desautels is also a visionary philanthropist. This former president and CEO of Creditel of Canada Ltd., is committed to promoting the training of future generations of managers and entrepreneurs across the country. He established the Canadian Credit Management Foundation primarily to stimulate and support management education in Canadian universities. His alma mater, the University of Manitoba, as well as the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface, McGill University and the University of Toronto, have all benefited from his generosity.