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In Memoriam: Sergio Marchionne

Everyone has favorite CEOs. Sergio Marchionne, 66, was one of mine. His death due to complications following cancer surgery is a gut punch to me and many of the journalists who covered him for years.

I felt a kinship with the Italian, born in Abruzzo, who moved to Toronto when he was 14 and continued to visit his mother there whenever he could. The lawyer, philosopher, and accountant also attended the University of Windsor, in the city where

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