Alain Bouchard
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Alain Bouchard

Canada 77 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Convinience stores
Residence
Montreal
Organization
Chairman and CEO at Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
Marital Status
Married
Children
4

Assets

  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    93,000 shares @ -
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    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    122,270,000 shares @ -
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    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    97,000 shares @ -
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    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    100,000 shares @ -
    -
    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    96,000 shares @ -
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    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    68,000 shares @ -
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    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    170,000 shares @ -
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    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    100,000 shares @ -
    -
    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    144,000 shares @ -
    -
    ATD-CA
  • Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Cl A
    95,000 shares @ -
    -
    ATD-CA

Biography

Alain Bouchard cofounded convenience store conglomerate Alimentation Couche-Tard with a single Quebec shop in 1980.

As executive chairman, Bouchard still oversees the $73 billion (sales) company, which boasts more than 17,000 owned or franchised stores worldwide.

Bouchard, who grew the business rapidly by snatching up competitors, retired as president and CEO in September 2014.

Couche-Tard acquired the Circle K chain in 2003 and the Holiday Stationstores and CST Brands chains in 2017.

Couche-Tard made a $20 billion bid for French food retailer Carrefour in early 2021, but the French government nixed the deal.

About

Bouchard got his start stocking shelves at his brother's franchised Perrette store and, after climbing the ladder at two chains, struck out on his own.