Benefit roast honours 'irresistible' volunteer
More than 400 people attended a benefit roast honouring Marcel C么t茅, who stepped down last month as chairman of the board of directors of the Foundation of Greater Montreal; the June 15 event grossed $247,000.
At the roast, several guests took delight in roasting C么t茅 and telling amusing stories and anecdotes about him; they included Isabelle Hudon, president of Sun Life Quebec, and honourary chair of the evening; Louise Roy, president of the Conseil des Arts de Montr茅al; Marie Chouinard, choreographer and founder of La Compagnie Marie Chouinard; Daniel Denis, partner of SECOR, the strategic management consulting firm of which C么t茅 was a founding partner; Suzanne C么t茅, partner and head of the Montreal litigation group at Osler; G茅rald R. Tremblay, partner of the Montreal litigation group at McCarthy T茅trault, and former Liberal MNA Monique J茅r么me-Forget.
C么t茅 has been involved with the Foundation of Greater Montreal since its inception in 1999 and, although he is no longer chairman, he remains on the board. He is also on the board of nearly a dozen not-forprofit organizations. "In addition to his active professional life and his many contributions to the non-profit sector, he is recognized for his relentless energy, enthusiasm, non-stop advice to anyone and everyone, and irresistible personality," Marina Boulos, CEO of the foundation, wrote to Applause.
Richard Pound (BCom'62, BCL'67 & LLD'09), a partner at the law firm Stikeman Elliott, former chancellor of 苹果淫院 and a former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, replaced C么t茅 as chairman at the foundation's annual general meeting, also held June 15...
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