Gilles Ste-Croix
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Gilles Ste-Croix | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Cirque du Soleil |
Gilles Ste-Croix OC (French pronunciation: [ʒil sɛ̃tkʁwa]) is a Canadian entrepreneur and the vice president and co-creator of Cirque du Soleil. He started Cirque du Soleil with co-founder Guy Laliberté.[1][2][3][4][5] His son, Olivier Rochette, a technician with Cirque du Soleil, was killed by a blow to the head from an aerial lift in an on-set accident in November 2016.[6]
Ste-Croix was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in the 2019 Canadian honours.[7]
