Richard Fortin
Born1949 or 1950 (age 73–74)[1]
NationalityCanadian
EducationUniversité Laval
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder, Couche-Tard
ChildrenÉric Fortin

Richard Fortin (born 1949/1950) 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]

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. 1 2 "Executive Profile: Richard Fortin". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Coudriet, Carter. "A Convenient Fortune: Soaring Stock Of Circle K's Parent Company Creates New Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "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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