Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 15, 1999
• Invested on: September 23, 1999

In addition to being a businessman, he founded his own charitable foundation which has contributed generously to worthy causes supporting health care, research and education. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a Montreal-based men's apparel manufacturing company, he has, by his creativity, made his firm one of the foremost in the industry. His substantial investment in upgrading existing equipment resulted in the creation of many jobs.