Net Worth: $3.1 B
Age: 71
Source: Retail
Industries: Fashion & Retail
Alain Bouchard cofounded convenience store conglomerate Alimentation Couche-Tard with a single Quebec shop in 1980. As executive chairman, Bouchard still oversees the $59.1 billion (sales) company, which boasts more than 14,000 owned or franchised stores worldwide. Bouchard, who grew the business rapidly by snatching up competitors, retired as president and CEO in September 2014. In 2017, Couche-Tard acquired Texas-based CST Brands for $4.4 billion (including debt) and Minnesota-based Holiday Stationstores for $1.6 billion. Couche-Tard is reportedly pursuing the Australian fuel retailer Caltex Australia and is eyeing the cannabis industry.