Louis Vachon CM (French: [lu.i vaʃɔ̃]; born 1962) is a Canadian banker, financier, and business executive.
[11] His family started an eponymous pastry company and his father served as the Dean of School of Business at Sherbrooke University.
Paul Erdman's The Billion Dollar Sure Thing played a role in his interest and shaped his early thoughts on financial markets.
Vachon became the president and chief executive officer of Innocap Investment Management, a subsidiary of National Bank of Canada in 1996.
[17][18][19] In November 2012, Vachon announced that the bank was letting go of nearly 300 jobs in order to tighten expenses and create a streamlined infrastructure.
Despite the drop in credit rating, the bank stated that Vachon's vision for the future remained unchanged.
"[24] Vachon has received numerous awards and honors for his work in Canadian investment banking and corporate leadership.