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Patrick Decostre

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Independent Board Member at CAE
📍 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Patrick Decostre is the President and CEO of Boralex, a role he assumed after being the companys first employee in Europe and building its operations there for 18 years. Described as an inspirational and visionary leader, he holds degrees in engineering and business from Brussels, with executive education from Oxford and Harvard.

Outside of work, Patrick is passionate about the great outdoors and exploring new horizons. He is a family man, and his wife and three children, who moved with him to Montreal, are the motivation behind his daily drive to contribute to the fight against climate change.

He rose from being Boralexs very first employee in Europe to becoming the companys global President and CEO.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Independent Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Energy Storage
He is focused on the growing role of battery storage in strengthening power grids, calling it a key area of optimism and a determining moment for energy in Canada.
ESG & Sustainable Finance
He advocates for the financial sector to fully integrate climate risk into its decisions and has elevated Boralex's ESG objectives to the same level as financial goals.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Independent Board Member
CAE
12-2020
President & Chief Executive Officer
Boralex Inc.
3-2019 - 11-2020
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Boralex Inc.
5-2016 - 3-2019
Vice President & General Manager at Boralex Europe
Boralex Inc.
12-2009 - 5-2016
General Manager Europe
Boralex Inc.
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Education
2016 - 2016
Oxford Programme on Negotiation
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2014 - 2014
Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
1996 - 1998
Master's degree
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
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