Faculty Advisory Board Member, Elliot Lifson, honoured as a member of the Club des entrepreneurs du Conseil de patronat du Québec

Desautels Faculty Advisory Board Member and Executive in Residence, Elliot Lifson, has been honoured as a member of the Club des entrepreneurs du Conseil de patronat du Québec. Mr. Lifson has been working in the Canadian apparel industry for the past 25 years and is Vice-President of Peerless Clothing Inc. In addition, he is President of the Canadian Apparel Federation; member of the Federal Government Sectoral Advisory Group on International Trade; member of the Advisory Council to the Retail Council of Canada for the Advancement of Responsible Trade; Chairman of the advisory board to the Government of Quebec for the apparel industry; member of the economic advisory board for the Apparel industry for the City of Montréal; member of the board of directors of the Apparel Manufacturers Institute of Quebec; member of the Apparel Human Resource Council of Canada; Director of the Montréal Fashion Foundation and the Montréal Fashion Week.

Mr. Lifson is active in many community activities, including the board of directors of PROMIS (Promotion, Intégration, Société nouvelle), the Fondation de la tolerance, and the Segal Center. He is also a member of the Barreau du Québec and the Lord Reading Law Society. He is a graduate in Law from the Université de Montréal, and a graduate from the University of Western Ontario with an MBA.

The Conseil de patronat du Québec recognizes exceptional contributions to economic development in Quebec. It counts 69 exclusive members.