Paul-Aimé Sauriol
Paul-Aimé Sauriol was born on September 3, 1931, in Laval, Quebec. The son of a farmer, Sauriol 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 now goes by the name Dessau (engineering), alongside business partner Jean-Claude Desjardins[1]. Today, what once began as a two-man engineering consultancy employs nearly 5,000 people and is one of the largest engineering-construction companies in Canada[2].
Widely recognized and respected by his peers, 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, Mr. Sauriol received the Jean-Jacques Archambault Award, the most prestigious award in Quebec's electrical industry[4]. Following a long battle with cancer, he passed away in Laval on September 22, 2010, at age 79.
References
- ^ http://www.dessau.com/eng/main/main.cfm
- ^ http://media.investincanada.gc.ca/eng/information-and-resources/business-services/canadian-leaders/dessau-canadian-engineering-and-construction-firm-an-international-success.aspx
- ^ http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/founder+Dessau/3571467/story.html
- ^ http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/founder+Dessau/3571467/story.html