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Alain Bouchard
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Mr. Alain Bouchard is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Founder of the companies from which originated Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., company specializing in convenience stores, he started his operation in 1980 with the opening of his first store and listed his shares on the Montreal Stock Exchange in 1986.
Alain Bouchard began his career at Perrette Dairy Ltd in 1968 as an interim store manager. He then became supervisor and district director until 1973. As district director, he supervised the opening of 80 stores and developed the Perrette network. From 1973 to 1976, Alain Bouchard, while at Provigo, Provi-Soir division, organized and supervised the opening of 70 Provi-Soir convenience stores. From 1976 to 1980, he operates a franchise in Saint-Jérôme and opens, in 1980, the first Couche-Tard.
Mr. Bouchard is currently a member of the boards of directors for Quebecor Inc. and Atrium Biotechnologies Inc. He is involved in many fundraising campaigns, and has been participating to United Way annual fundraising campaigns for many years.
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Jacques D'Amours
Vice-President, Administration
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Since joining the Company in 1980, he has worked in a variety of roles, including Manager of Technical Services, Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Administration and Operations of the Company.
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Richard Fortin
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
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Before joining Couche-Tard in 1984, Mr. Fortin had more than 13 years of experience at a number of major financial institutions, and was Vice President of Quebec for a Canadian bank wholly owned by Societe Generale (France). Mr. Fortin holds a bachelor's degree in Management with a major in Finance from Laval University in Quebec City. Mr. Fortin is a director of Transcontinental Inc.
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Brian Hannasch
Senior vice-president,
U.S. OPERATIONS
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Mr. Hannasch was appointed Senior Vice-President, U.S. Operations in May 2008. Previously, Mr. Hannasch held the position of Senior Vice-President, Operations Western North America since December 2004 and prior to was Vice President, Integration since 2003. In 2001, he was appointed Vice President, Operations U.S. Midwest where he was responsible for all aspects of our U.S. operations. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Hannasch was Vice President of Operations for Bigfoot Food Stores LLC, a 225 unit convenience store chain in the U.S. Midwest acquired by Couche-Tard. From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Hannasch was employed by BP Amoco in various positions of increasing responsibility. His last position with BP Amoco was Vice President of Marketing for the Midwest Business Unit. Mr. Hannasch holds a B.A. in Finance from Iowa State University and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of Chicago.
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Réal Plourde
Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer
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Mr. Plourde joined us in 1984 and has held various positions, ranging from Manager of Technical Services to Vice President of Development, Sales and Operations of the Company. In 1988 and 1989, Mr. Plourde also acted as President of Pro Optic Inc., then a wholly owned subsidiary of Couche-Tard and Quebec's first optical lens manufacturer. Mr. Plourde began his career in various engineering projects in Canada and Africa. Mr. Plourde holds an Engineering Degree (Applied Sciences) from Laval University in Quebec City and an MBA from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal. He is a member of the Quebec Engineers Association.
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Management team