Gilles Red

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Acier Leroux Inc. until July 2003, Gilles was employed by Acier Leroux Inc. for more than 25 years. This family business, which went public in 1986, works in the distribution of steel products and has 26 places of business in Eastern Canada, the Northeast and the American Midwest. Sales totaled over $ 700 million in the last fiscal year. After obtaining a BAC in administration at UQAM, Gilles held positions in sales, purchasing, production and that of president and chief operating officer before becoming chairman of the board and chief executive officer. of Steel Leroux in 1999. After divesting its stake in Acier Leroux Inc., He again embarked on the distribution of metals with Metalium Inc., which today has eight locations in eastern Canada. In 2006, new challenges arose and he acquired all the assets of Entreprises Charl-Pol, then with the help of his partner launched two new companies specializing in the assembly of large-dimension welded parts, with three manufacturing units and employing more than 350 people.