# Pierre Boivin

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{{Short description|Canadian businessman}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name             = Pierre Boivin
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|CQ|size=100%}}
| office           = 21st [Chancellor of McGill University](/source/List_of_McGill_University_people)
| term_start       = July 9, 2024
| term_end         = 
| predecessor      = [John McCall MacBain](/source/John_McCall_MacBain)
| successor        = 
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1953|10|28}}
| birth_place      = 
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| occupation       = President of the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) (1999–2011)
}}

'''Pierre Boivin''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|CQ}} (born October 28, 1953) is a Canadian businessman and was [president](/source/President_(corporate_title)) of the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) from September 2, 1999, through June 30, 2011, succeeding [Ronald Corey](/source/Ronald_Corey). On July 9, 2024, he succeeded [John McCall MacBain](/source/John_McCall_MacBain) as chancellor of [McGill University](/source/McGill_University).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/pierre-boivin-named-21st-chancellor-mcgill-university-355448|title = Pierre Boivin named 21st Chancellor of McGill University}}</ref>

==Business==
At the age of 25, Boivin founded Norvinca Sports.<ref>The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.293, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-385-66325-0}}</ref> It would become the largest sporting goods distributor in Canada. In later years, he would become the chief executive officer for Canstar Inc.<ref>The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.293, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-385-66325-0}}</ref> The company owned the Cooper and Bauer sports equipment brands.

==Sports==
Prior to the beginning of the [1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens season](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Montreal_Canadiens_season), Boivin was named as the new president of the Montreal Canadiens. One of his first key moves was during the [2000–01 Montreal Canadiens season](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Montreal_Canadiens_season), when he fired general manager [Rejean Houle](/source/Rejean_Houle) and head coach [Alain Vigneault](/source/Alain_Vigneault) in November 2000.<ref>The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.293, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-385-66325-0}}</ref>

Boivin resigned as the president of the Montreal Canadiens on June 30, 2011, being succeeded by [Geoff Molson](/source/Geoff_Molson), majority co-owner of the club. Boivin has remained with the organization as a member of the board of directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/habs-president-boivin-to-step-down-in-2011-1.869916|title=Habs president Boivin to step down in 2011|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=17 October 2010|date=July 5, 2010}}</ref>

On February 12, 2019, Boivin was registered as a [lobbyist](/source/lobbyist) in Quebec with the goal of negotiating the sale of the [Peel Basin](/source/Peel_Basin) to private buyers on behalf of a Montreal-based group headed by [Stephen Bronfman](/source/Stephen_Bronfman).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/02/12/stade-de-baseball--le-bassin-peel-choisi|title = Stade de baseball : Le bassin Peel choisi?| date=February 12, 2019 }}</ref> The group's goal is to bring back an [MLB](/source/MLB) team to the city of [Montreal](/source/Montreal).

==Politics==
Boivin starred in a [public service announcement](/source/public_service_announcement) for the [Canada 2006 Census](/source/Canada_2006_Census). In 2009, he was made an Officer of the [Order of Canada](/source/Order_of_Canada) "for the leadership he has demonstrated as an entrepreneur and administrator in the sports industry, and for the work he has done to help develop community and philanthropic activities".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13469|title=Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada|work=Office of the Secretary to the Governor General|accessdate=30 December 2009|date=December 30, 2009|archive-date=August 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827132612/http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13469|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of Companion within the Order in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2024 |title=A celebration of Canadian excellence: Governor General appoints 88 individuals to the Order of Canada |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2024/appointments-order-canada-december |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227151637/https://www.gg.ca/en/appointments-order-canada-december-2024 |archive-date=27 December 2024 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Governor General of Canada}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Pierre is married to Lucie Nadeau and is the father of three children: Patrick, Catherine, and Richard. Boivin is a distant cousin of [Patrick LaForge](/source/Patrick_LaForge), the former president and CEO of the [Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers).<ref>[http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=692008&navid=DL|EDM|home '03 Heritage Classic in Edmonton started boom]</ref> His son Patrick was president of the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes).

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=eng_tea_redirect_hOD_1917 Montreal Canadiens – Official biography of Pierre Boivin]

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