François Couillard was born and raised in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Early in his professional career he worked for Johnson & Johnson in various progressively responsible Sales and Corporate Marketing management roles before moving to MDS Nordion in senior roles in Canada and Europe, including as General Manager for the MDS European Operations in Belgium. After various executive roles at the Canadian Red Cross and VON Canada, along with running a successful management consulting practice largely focused on business innovation and organizational mentoring, he moved to become the CEO of the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists, until 2019 when he joined the CAO. François is pleased to continue to work in the area of health care, where his deep advocacy, stakeholder engagement and marketing/communications expertise can continue to be leveraged on behalf of eye health and vision care in Canada. He also serves as the Co-Chair of HEAL (Organizations for Health Action). François graduated from the University of Sherbrooke with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), and from McGill University in Montreal with an MBA in Marketing and International Business. He is also a Certified Management Consultant (CMC).
