Mr. Louis-Marie Beaulieu is Chairman of the Board and CEO as well as majority shareholder of Groupe Desgagnés Inc., a private company specialized in marine transportation of general cargo and passengers. Before acquiring Desgagnés in 1987, he held the position of Director of Finance and Administration in the company from 1981 to 1987, after having worked as an auditor at Mallette, Benoit, Boulanger, Rondeau in Québec City.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Beaulieu has served on many boards of directors and audit committees, including those of the St-Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES), the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) from 1989 to 1996, the Canadian Shipowners Association from 1990 to 2016, the Société immobilière du Québec from 1997 to 2003, the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) from 2001 to 2004 and the Conseil du patronat du Québec from May 2011 to April 2017, where he was also Chairman of the Board from April 2014 to April 2017. He also served as Chairman of a number of audit committees, including those of SAAQ, CCC and Standard Compensation Act Liability Association Ltd. (SCALA). In addition, Mr. Beaulieu was a member of various organizations, such as the Commission des études of UQAR, the National Marine and Industrial Coalition as well as the president of the Great Lakes/St-Lawrence Maritime and Industrial Coalition, co-president of the Marine Industry Forum with the Québec Minister of Transport, and co-president, with the Deputy Minister of Transport of Canada, of the Marine Advisory Council.
He is currently a member of several boards of directors, including those of Chamber of Marine Commerce since 1997, where he is also Chair of the Finance Committee since March 2017. As well, since his acquisition of Groupe Desgagnés, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company’s subsidiaries. He is also a member of various organizations and associations, including the Canadian Marine Advisory Council, the Cercle des présidents, the QG-100 Network and the Business Council of Canada.