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Antoine Turmel, OC, businessman (born 25 April 1918 in Thetford Mines, QC; died 6 December 2012 in Montreal, QC). Turmel is recognized as the co-founder of the supermarket chain, Provigo Inc.
Career
In 1945, Antoine Turmel joined Compagnie Denault Limitée as sales manager and later took over control of the company. In 1969, he negotiated the merger of three independent food companies (Denault Ltée, Couvrette & Provost Ltée and Lamontagne Ltée) and formed Provigo Inc. He retired from Provigo in 1985 and sat on the boards of the National Bank of Canada, Canadian General Electric, Noranda Inc., Québec-Téléphone, Shell Canada, UAP Inc., Canada Development Investment Corporation, and Groupe La Laurientienne.
Honours and Awards
- Honorary doctorate, Université de Sherbrooke(1970)
- Officer, Order of Canada (1982)
- Companion, Canadian Business Hall of Fame (1986)
