Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 28, 2002
ANDRE HEROUX is President and Chief Executive Officer of MAAX
Inc. Mr. Heroux was a Logistics Officer with Canadian Armed
Forces. Based in Quebec and New Brunswick, he worked in
purchasing, finance, transport and management information
systems. He also occupied the position of Logistics Officer for
the United Nations in Greece and Germany. Mr. Heroux was a
Logistics Manager for Oerlikon Aerospatial. Mr. Heroux moved from
the position of Logistics Manager to Plant Manager, Operations
Manager and Vice President, Operations within the British
pharmaceutical giant Smith & Nephew. He was Vice President,
General Manager of one of Domtar's divisions, working in
Huntsville, Ontario, where he occupied this position until the
sale of the division to an American financial group in 1996.
Prior to this he was President and CEO of CDM Papier Dcor. Mr.
Heroux left CDM Papier Dcor in April 1999 to join the MAAX
group, first as Vice President, Operations and since September
16, 1999 as the President and CEO of MAAX. He graduated from the
Royal Military College (Saint-Jean, Qubec) in 1979, and he has a
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Profile
Mr. Heroux: MAAX Inc. was created in 1969 by an entrepreneur who
started the business making fiberglass pools and chassis
