He is the founder and executive chairman of Aldo, a retail shoe company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

He worked at Yellow Shoes before founding the precursor to the Aldo Group in 1972 as a stand within the Le Château store in Montreal.

[4] He is a recipient of the National Order of Quebec,[5] and the Ordre de Montréal.

[7][8] His son David is the CEO of the Aldo Group [9] and is married to Isabelle Poirier.

[3] In 2012, his son, David, along with Patrick Beaule were the first Canadian four wheel team to complete the Dakar Rally.