Paul-Aimé Sauriol Explained

Birth Date:3 September 1931
Birth Place:Laval, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:engineer and business executive
Death Place:Laval, Quebec
Alma Mater:École Polytechnique de Montréal

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dessau.com/eng/main/main.cfm
  2. Web site: Dessau: Canadian Engineering and Construction Firm an International Success . Media.investincanada.gc.ca . 2012-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304014939/http://media.investincanada.gc.ca/eng/information-and-resources/business-services/canadian-leaders/dessau-canadian-engineering-and-construction-firm-an-international-success.aspx# . 2012-03-04 . dead .
  3. https://montrealgazette.com/technology/founder+Dessau/3571467/story.html