Biography

Born in Ville St-Laurent in 1958
De facto spouse

Education

• Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), Senior member since 1985
• Georgia Tech, United States — CAPS Logistics (1985)
• SAS Institute — North Carolina, United States (1983)
• Industrial engineering, École polytechnique de Montréal (1981)
• Major in mathematics — computer science, Université de Montréal (1980)
• Microbiology, University of Ottawa (1978)
• Secondary School Diploma/Diploma of Vocational Studies in health sciences, Cégep Marie-Victorin, Montréal (1976)
• Collège Notre-Dame (1974)

Professional Experience

• Around the world:
  • Global managing partner
  • Arthur Andersen Consulting (1999-2003)
  • Supply chain & operation cost management
• President and chief executive officer, owner — BGM Group (1996-1999)
• President and chief executive officer, owner — BGW Multimedia Inc. (1992-1999)
• President and chief executive officer, owner — BGW Consultant Inc. (1985-1999)
• Certified management consultant — Coopers & Lybrand (1983-1985)

Community and Political Involvement

• Recipient of the OMER award (2017)
• Person of the year (2016)
• Recipient of the Mérite estrien award (2016)
• Advisory Boards Global, Global 500
• Member of the board of directors for the Fondation Christian Vachon (2010-2018)
• Director general and member of the board of directors — École Montessori Magog project, school for children 2 years old and students in Secondary V (250 students) (2008-2015)
• IRONMAN European Championship in Roth, Germany (10:34:48) (2007)
• 12 full-distance IRONMAN races (3.8 km – 180 km – 42.6 km)
• President and chief executive officer — Îlot Innovation (HUB Innovation Magog), technological district, 50 businesses, 400 jobs
• President and chief executive officer — Carrefour Santé Globale Magog, 80,000 sq. ft. total health complex