Louis Roquet

Louis Léon Roquet (30 July 1942 – 24 February 2023)[1] was a Canadian academic, civil servant, and former Chancellor of the University of Montreal.[2][3] He was the first CEO of Investissement Québec.[4] He was a director of Birks Group.[5]

Early life

Roquet did his bachelor's degree in art from the Université de Montréal.[6] He completed his MBA from the HEC Montréal.[6] He did a PhD from Harvard University in business administration.[6]

Career

Roquet joined the HEC Montréal as a professor and left the university to work as a business consultant in 1977.[6] From 1986 to 1990, he was the vice-president at Steinberg.[6] From 1990 to 1994, he was the general manager at Communauté urbaine de Montréal.[6][7] He worked at Ville de Montréal from 1994 to 1995 as secretary general.[6]

From 1995 to 2002, Roquet was the founding CEO and president of Investissement Québec.[6] He was a director of Société de développement Angus from 1995 to 2009.[6] From 2002 to 2004, he was the CEO of Société des alcools du Québec.[6] From 2004 to 2009, he was the CEO of Desjardins Venture Capital.[6]

Roquet was the general manager of Montréal from 2010 to 2012.[6] He resigned following tensions with Michael Applebaum.[8][9] He was made the CEO of Cevital for a two-year term.[6] He is the former CEO of Desjardins Venture Capital.[10]

Roquet was appointed a director of EXP, an engineering company, in 2016.[11] He was appointed a director of Université de Montréal.[6][12]

Riquet was appointed Vice Chairman of the board of trustees at the Université de Montréal in 2017 and made chairman of the board of trustees on 1 June 2018.[6] He was also made the Chancellor of the Université de Montréal.[4]

Death

Roquet died on 24 February 2023.[11]

References

1. "Louis Léon Roquet". Montreal Gazette. 27 February 2023.
2. "Louis Leon Roquet". www.urgelbourgie.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
3. Carrier, Léa (25 February 2023). "L'ex-haut fonctionnaire Louis Roquet n'est plus". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
4. Cantin, Violette (24 February 2023). "L'ex-haut fonctionnaire Louis Roquet est décédé". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
5. "BIRKS GROUP SADLY ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF BOARD MEMBER LOUIS ROQUET". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
6. "Chancellor Louis Roquet". Université de Montréal. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
7. Corriveau, Jeanne (19 November 2009). "Louis Roquet revient à l'Hôtel de Ville". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
8. Benessaieh, Pierre-André Normandin et Karim (19 December 2011). "Le directeur général de Montréal démissionne". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
9. Corriveau, Jeanne (20 December 2011). "Louis Roquet démissionne". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
10. "Louis Roquet". The Globe and Mail. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
11. "Remembering board member Louis Roquet". EXP. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
12. "L'ex-haut fonctionnaire Louis Roquet est décédé". MSN (in Canadian French). Retrieved 23 May 2023.