Richard Fortin (businessman)

Richard Fortin (born 1948) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, and a director, co-founder and former chief financial officer and chairman of the convenience store chain Couche-Tard.[2]

Richard Fortin
Born1949/1950 (age 70–71)[1]
NationalityCanadian
EducationUniversité Laval
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder, Couche-Tard
Net worthUS$1.0 billion (March 2019)[2]
ChildrenÉric Fortin

Early life

Fortin earned a bachelor's degree in management with a major in finance from Université Laval in Quebec City.[1]

Career

Fortin worked in finance for 13 years, and was a vice-president of the Canadian subsidiary of Société Générale.[2] In 1984, he was a co-founder of Couche-Tard.[2] From 1984 to 2008 he was chief financial officer, and chairman from 2008 to 2011.[3]

Fortin is a director of Transcontinental.[3] From 2013 to 2018, he was a director of the National Bank of Canada.[4]

In March 2019, Couche-Tard's rising share price meant that Fortin became a billionaire.[2]

References
  1. "Executive Profile: Richard Fortin". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. Coudriet, Carter. "A Convenient Fortune: Soaring Stock Of Circle K's Parent Company Creates New Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. "Boards of Directors". Drupal. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. Canada, National Bank of. "Richard Fortin to leave National Bank's Board of Directors". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 23 April 2019.


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