Vernon Oswald Marquez

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Vernon Oswald Marquez or V. O. Marquez (born in Trinidad [1] ) was president of the Northern Electric Company (now Nortel) from 1967 - 1971. [2]

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References

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  2. Rens, Jean-Guy; Roth, Käthe (2001). The Invisible Empire: A History of the Telecommunications Industry in Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. x, 221, 356, 372. ISBN   9780773520523.
Business positions
Preceded by President of the
Northern Electric Company

19671971
Succeeded by