MONTREAL, Oct. 26 /CNW/ РGuy Lalibert̩, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil is the recipient of the Qu̩bec region Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 award. Mr. Lalibert̩ also received one of seven industry category awards (see below) presented this evening at a banquet and ceremony in Montr̩al.
“Mr. Laliberté possesses a rare combination of passion, vision, innovation and tenacity that have grown Cirque du Soleil from a small group of artists in Québec into a worldwide phenomenon over the past two decades,” says François Dufresne, director of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program in Québec and partner at Ernst & Young. “He is an exceptional and courageous business leader, who remains committed to the social and cultural development of the communities his company touches,” Mr. Dufresne says.
{ Source – CNW/Telbec: Oct.26.2006 }
