Since 1988, Richard has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Quincaillerie Richelieu Ltée, a company listed on the TSX since 1993 under the symbol RCH. He sits on the board of Quincaillerie Richelieu and is also a member of the board of Familiprix inc. as a director since September 2001. It was in 1988 that Richard received the Prix Élite from the Order of Accredited Management Accountants of Quebec (CMA) and, in 1999, the Grand Prix de l'Entrepreneur of Quebec (wholesale / distribution). In 2004, Richard was honored with the title of Fellow of the Society of Accredited Management Accountants of Canada (FCMA) and the title of Fellow of the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec (FCPA) in 2012. He was appointed CEO of the year 2015 by the newspaper Les Affaires.