Chancellor鈥檚 role
The chancellor chairs the meetings of the university鈥檚 board, which exercises the rights and powers necessary for the administration and development of the institution.
Biography
Louis Roquet has been a member of the board of the 91成人 since 2016. He was appointed vice-chairman of the board in 2017 and installed as chancellor and chairman of the board on June 1, 2018.
Roquet holds a bachelor of arts degree from the 91成人, followed by an MBA in Finance and International Administration from HEC 91成人 and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Harvard University.
After serving as associate professor at HEC 91成人, he left academia in 1977 to work as a consultant in the area of business strategy, which led him to stay in many countries.
In 1986, he returned to Quebec and began a long career as senior manager in the public and private sectors. He was subsequently vice-president of administration at Steinberg (1986-1990), general manager of the Communaut urbaine de 91成人 (1990-1994), secretary general of Ville de 91成人 (1994-1995), president and chief executive officer of Investissement Qubec (1995-2002), which he founded, president and chief executive officer of the Socit des alcools du Qubec (2002-2004), president and chief operating officer of Desjardins Venture Capital (2004-2009), and for a second time, general manager of Ville de 91成人 (2010-2012). In 2012, he was given a two-year term as chief executive officer of Cevital SPA, the largest private company in Algeria.
During his career, Roquest has served on numerous boards, including the Socit de dveloppement Angus (1995-2009), which he founded and chaired. He currently heads the board of directors of Mosa茂cultures Internationales de 91成人 and is a member of the boards of the Centraide of Greater Montreal Foundation, Birks Group, and the engineering firm EXP.
Louis Roquet is married and has three children. He speaks French, English, Italian, German, and Hebrew, and is learning Spanish.