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. Graduated Chartered Accountant from the Université du Québec à Rimouski, Mr. Beaulieu also holds a diploma from McMaster University for the corporate governance program, granting him the Chartered Director designation. Prior to his purchase of Desgagnés in 1987, he occupied the position of finance and administration director from 1981 to 1987, and this after having worked as an auditor for Mallette, Benoit Boulanger, Rondeau in Québec City.
He presently sits on a number of boards of directors such as the Canadian Shipowners Association, the Chamber of Marine Commerce as well as Transat, and is chairman of the SCALA and Quebec Employers’ Council boards.