Alain Bouchard

Alain Bouchard OC OQ is a Canadian billionaire businessman. He is co-founder and chairman of Alimentation Couche-Tard, and also serves on the board of directors of Atrium Innovations. Both corporations are based in Quebec.

  • Alain Bouchard cofounded convenience store conglomerate Alimentation Couche-Tard with a single Quebec shop in 1980.
  • As executive chairman, Bouchard still oversees the $51 billion (sales) company, which boasts more than 16,000 owned or franchised stores worldwide.
  • Bouchard, who grew the business rapidly by snatching up competitors, retired as president and CEO in September 2014.
  • In 2017, Couche-Tard acquired Texas-based CST Brands for $4.4 billion (including debt) and Minnesota-based Holiday Stationstores for $1.6 billion.

 

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