Английская Википедия:Bernard Poulin (businessman)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Bernard Poulin (born 1951/1952) is a Canadian businessman. He is best known as the president and CEO of the construction and engineering company SM Group International,[1] which employs more than 1,200 people and is active in more than 39 countries, with US$11 billion in projects under management.
Education
Bernard Poulin earned bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. He completed the Harvard Business School Owner/President Management Program (OPM).[2] In October 2010, New Jersey City University presented Poulin with an honorary doctorate.[3]
Career
In 1972, Poulin founded a construction company, Labo SM Inc, and was president and CEO for more than 40 years as it grew to be SM Group, a large international conglomerate.
He was on the board of overseers of Seton Hall University's John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations.[4] He was a member of the advisory committee of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Quebec.[5]
Poulin assisted New Jersey City University (NJCU) to form a partnership with the French company Dassault Systèmes S.A. and others to create opportunities for NJCU students; he was subsequently presented in 2010 with the university's Global Leadership Award.[6]
Poulin was a member of the board of directors of the Fondation Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne,[7] and the Jewish General Hospital of Montreal.[8] In 2009, he co-chaired the first cyclo-challenge against cancer, which raised approximately US$6 million to benefit the Jewish General Hospital of Montreal, the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ) in Trois-Rivières.[9]
Poulin co-founded the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Sherbrooke. He was a regional judge for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in Canada.[10]
Poulin headed up the 2010-11 fundraising campaign for the "Youth Quebec Mission 2010-2013" project.[11][12] He later became a major fund-raiser for the Union Montreal municipal political party.[13] He was appointed to the Charbonneau Commission by Marc Lalonde.[14]
SM Group International
SM Group International, formerly known as Labo SM Inc, was established in 1972 and is based in Montreal, Canada. Poulin is the company's president and CEO. SM Group International provides engineering, environmental, and project management services, and operates in about than 35 countries.[15]
In Algeria, SM Group International operates as a subcontractor for the multinational Chinese CITIC Group, which won the contract to build one of the sections of the East-West Highway.[16] The firm opened an office in Saudi Arabia, and created a consortium with a local company, Gulf Construction.[17]
Personal life
On January 28, 2022, Poulin plead guilty to using his employees to illegally donate to the Liberal and Conservative parties, and was fined $3,750. In response to the plea Quebec's Order of Engineers revoked his license to practice and levied a fine of $50,000.[18][19]
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ NJCU 80th Anniversary Gala Шаблон:Webarchive, October 28, 2010.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Board of Overseers, Seton Hall University.
- ↑ Conseil d?administration AICQ 2006-2007, AICQ, June 12.
- ↑ Bernard Poulin honoured by NJCU Шаблон:Webarchive, October 2010.
- ↑ Conseil d'administration, Fondation Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne, 2008.
- ↑ CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION 2009/2010 Шаблон:Webarchive, Jewish General Hospital.
- ↑ Cyclistes recherchés pour participer au deuxième Cyclo-défi contre le cancer Шаблон:Webarchive, Québec Hebdo, February 25, 2010.
- ↑ Judges Шаблон:Webarchive, Ernst & Young.
- ↑ CIME Musique, 2010.
- ↑ Lancement de la campagne "Mission jeunesse Québec 2010-2013" Шаблон:Webarchive, November 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Quebec's construction enquiry scrutinizes meetings involving a federal senator". Medicine Hat News, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. November 29, 2012
- ↑ "Accusés d’avoir « arrangé » 160 M$ de contrats".. Journal de Montreal, Jean-Louis Fortin, March 19, 2017
- ↑ The S.M. Group International Inc., Investing Businessweek, September 25, 2010.
- ↑ "S. M. I taps into lucrative Algerian market". PressReader - Montreal Gazette, 2006-08-23.
- ↑ À la jonction du génie et des sciences, LesAffaires.com, October 9th, 2010.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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