Réal Laporte

Biography

Réal Laporte was appointed President of Hydro-Québec Innovation, équipement et services partagés and confirmed in his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Société d’énergie de la Baie James in September 2016. Hydro-Québec’s research institute (IREQ) was thus added to the business units already under his responsibility. Mr. Laporte was previously President of Hydro-Québec Équipement et services partagés and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Société d’énergie de la Baie James. In April 2005, he became responsible for construction and refurbishment projects for Hydro-Québec’s generating and transmission facilities, and in January 2010 he also assumed responsibility for the company’s shared services centre. Since joining Hydro-Québec in 1988, he has been in charge of a number of jobsites, studies and infrastructure projects. He had previously held a variety of positions at different construction companies. Réal Laporte holds a bachelor’s degree in civil construction from the École de technologie supérieure and a master’s degree in project management from Université du Québec à Montréal. He has over 30 years’ experience in management and the development of large-scale projects.

Research Interest

Business and Management