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Charles Sirois is a Canadian businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Telesystem, a telecommunications and media company. He is also the founder and chairman of the Charles Sirois Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports education, health, and the environment. Sirois was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, and attended the University of Montreal, where he earned a degree in business administration. After graduating, he worked in the banking industry before founding Telesystem in 1982. Since then, Sirois has become one of Canada's most successful entrepreneurs. He has been recognized for his business acumen and philanthropy, receiving numerous awards and honors, including the Order of Canada in 2006. Sirois is married to his wife, Chantal, and they have three children. He is an avid golfer and enjoys skiing and sailing.

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Occupation Businessman
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 22 May, 1954
Birthday 22 May
Birthplace Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canada

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2011

In 2011, he cofounded (with François Legault) a social and economic liberal centre-right political party, Coalition Avenir Québec.

2009

In February 2009, Sirois became the chair of CIBC.

1998

Sirois is probably best known within investment circles for his disastrous purchase of U.S.-based Excel Communications in 1998. Excel, which was a reseller of residential long-distance services, relied on door-to-door sales and so-called multi-level marketing. While Sirois was able to sell Teleglobe to Bell Canada in 2000 at a handsome price of $6.5 billion, the subsequent bursting of the internet bubble and telecom bust forced Teleglobe into bankruptcy in 2002 and the writedown of $2.1 billion of Excel.

1995

In 1995, he published a book on the information highway entitled "The Medium and the Muse" (ISBN 0-88645-175-2). In his second book, published in June 2000, "Organic Management: Creating a Culture of Innovation" (ISBN 0-00-200053-9), Sirois shares his management philosophy, along with his vision of the new economy.

1994

In 1994, he was made a member of the Order of Canada in recognition for being "a visionary in the area of intercontinental communications". In 1998, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.

1988

Charles Sirois has experienced significant success in his business career. He is currently a director of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Cossette Communication Group and Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal. He led BCE Mobile Communications from 1988 to 1990 as its chairman and CEO. Subsequently, he was chairman and CEO of Teleglobe, the leading provider of international long-distance and broadband services in Canada. He also served as chairman of Telesystem International Wireless, and founded and was chairman of Microcell Telecommunications, a GSM cellular provider in Canada best known for its Fido brand name. He was also a member of the G8 Dot Force, of the National Broadband Task Force, and was a founding member of the Washington-based Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC).

1954

Charles Sirois, CM CQ (born May 22, 1954) is a Canadian businessman. He is the founder, controlling shareholder, chairman and CEO of Telesystem Ltd., a Canadian private equity company. Effective from March 1, 2017, he has been appointed as the CEO and chairman of OnMobile Global Ltd, India