Daniel Lamarre is the president and CEO of the visionary spectacle, Cirque du Soleil. In this role Lamarre is responsible for developing strategies related to business development, operations, sales, the company’s financial sustainability, and the perpetuation of its cultures and values. Some of Lamarre’s greatest achievements with Cirque De Soleil have been negotiating agreements with The Beatles’ and Michael Jackson estates. In fact, the Cirque De Soleil production of Love is the only live show ever agreed to by The Beatles. Lamarre’s career started in journalism, he then became the communications director for the Federation des Caisses Populaires du Centre du Quebec. After that he worked for the Canadian media company, Cogeco as their public relations director. Lamarre worked with a few more PR firms including Burson-Marsteller before serving as president and CEO of TVA television network in Quebec. He was then recruited to work for Cirque De Soleil by its founder, Guy Laliberte, whome Lamarre met while working with National Public Relations. Lamarre worked on the creation of the C2MTL Conference, which is a coming together of the creative and business elite of the world. He is actively involved in several charities including Cirque du Monde, a worldwide circus program targeting at-risk youth. Lamarre’s achievements are in line with his philosophy that without creativity there is no commerce. Lamarre graduated from the University of Ottawa with a BA in communications and has been honored with Doctorates from McGill University. Lamarre supports the One Drop Foundation and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation..

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