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, liquid bulk, 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.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Beaulieu has served on many boards and audit committees, such as the St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES), the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), the Société Immobilière du Québec and the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). He also presided a number of audit committees, amongst which the SAAQ, the CCC, the Standard Compensation Act Liability Association Ltd (SCALA), the Quebec Employers’ Council (also as Chairman), and Transat A.T.
He was also member of various organizations, such as the UQAR’s Academic Council, president of the National Marine Industrial Coalition as well as president of the Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Maritime and Industrial Coalition, and co-president with the Québec Minister of the Marine Industry Forum. Presently he sits on a number of boards of directors, and is member of various organizations and associations, amongst which the Marine Transportation Advisory Council, the Ministerial Advisory Council on Supply Chains and Internal Trade, the Cercle des présidents, and the QG-100 Network.