Pierre Larochelle

Pierre Larochelle has served as a Director of BELLUS Health since June 2009. Mr. Pierre Larochelle has been an investor and financial advisor for the last 25 years. Mr. Larochelle is currently the Co-Managing Partner of Idealist Capital, a private equity growth fund investing with entrepreneurs to drive climate change. Mr. Larochelle was up until in 2021, Co-Managing Partner of Power Sustainable Renewable Infrastructure fund, a $1.0bn renewable energy infrastructure fund. Previously, Mr. Larochelle was President and CEO of Power Energy, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada, focused on the renewable energy and sustainable sector. Mr. Larochelle focused for the last decade on climate impact investments in the renewable energy and storage sector, energy efficiency and electrification of transportation. Mr. Larochelle is the Chairman of the Board of Lion Electric and Lumenpulse Group, and was previously Chairman and director of Potentia Renewables, Nautilus Solar and Eagle Creek Renewable Energy. Mr. Larochelle has also been an active private investor in early-stage tech and cleantech companies, including in Taiga Motors, amongst others.