Jean-Paul Deveau

Jean-Paul Deveau is the President and CEO of Acadian Seaplants Limited, a biotech company and the largest independent manufacturer of marine plant products of its type in the world. He is a past chair of BioNova (the Nova Scotia Life Sciences Industry Association) and a past member of the Board of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (Nova Scotia Chapter). Mr. Deveau is also a member of the Dean's Advisory Council, Dalhousie University's Faculty of Agriculture. He was Chair of the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax and served as a member of the OneNS Coalition. 

Jean-Paul Deveau was inducted in the Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame, has received two Honourary Doctorate Degrees, awarded the inaugural Spirit of Halifax Award from Destination Halifax and named the Halifax Chamber of CommerceBusiness Person of the Year. He was awarded the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award's National Citation for Eco and Social Excellence and named an Atlantic Region's Entrepreneur of the Year in the Health Sciences Sector.