Paul-Aimé Sauriol | |
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| Born | 3 September 1931 |
| Died | 22 September 2010 (aged 79) Laval, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| Occupation(s) | engineer and business executive |
Paul-Aimé Sauriol (3 September 1931 – September 22, 2010) was a Canadian engineer and business executive.
Life and career
Sauriol was born in Laval, Quebec, Canada, the son of a farmer. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1955. Two years later, he founded the engineering firm Desjardins + Sauriol, which is now known as Dessau, alongside business partner Jean-Claude Desjardins.[1] Today, what once began as a two-man engineering consultancy employs 4,800 people and is one of the largest engineering-construction companies in Canada.[2]
Sauriol was the recipient of several notable awards, including the 1997 Josef-Hode-Keyser Award for his contributions to Quebec's transportation sector, and the 1998 Dunamis Award for his contributions to the City of Laval's economic development.[3] In 2004, Sauriol received the Jean-Jacques Archambault Award, the most prestigious award in Quebec's electrical industry.[3]
Following a long battle with cancer, he died in Laval on September 22, 2010, at age 79.
References
- ↑ Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Dessau: Canadian Engineering and Construction Firm an International Success". Media.investincanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
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