Gilles Ste-Croix

Canadian businessman

Gilles Ste-Croix
Born	La Sarre, Québec, Canada
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Known for	Cirque du Soleil

Gilles Ste-Croix 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]

References

^ "Gilles Ste-Croix". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013.
^ Johnson, Reed (19 December 2009). "Cirque du Soleil putting together its Hollywood show". Los Angeles Times.
^ Shirley, Don (15 October 2004). "Cirque du Soleil to base show on Beatles music". The New York Times.
^ Loose, Terence (17 December 2009). "Interview with Gilles Ste-Croix". Coast.
^ Verini, Bob (26 September 2011). "Iris". Variety.
^ "Cirque du Soleil founder's son dies in on-stage accident". BBC. 1 December 2016.