Réal Plourde
$1.32B
$8.4M (0.6%)
as of 04/20/26
About Réal Plourde
Réal Plourde is a cofounder and board member of Alimentation Couche-Tard, the Canadian convenience store giant that owns the Circle K chain.
Couche-Tard does $73 billion in annual revenue across more than 17,000 stores.
The chain has made three other cofounders billionaires: former CEO Alain Bouchard, Richard Fortin and Jacques D'Amours.
Couche-Tard has ballooned by snatching up competitors, including Minnesota-based Holiday Stationstores for $1.6 billion in 2017.
Plourde held a number of roles at the business, including chief operating officer and manager of technical services. From 2011 to 2014, he was chairman.
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CanadaSource of wealth
Convenience storesResidence
Westmount, QuebecMarital status
MarriedBirth date
09/01/50 (age 75)Self-made
self-madeRéal Plourde’s fortune is worth
22K
troy ounces of gold
20K
median U.S. household
13K
median U.S. income
0.026%
U.S. credit card volume
0.005%
GDP of the United States
0.004%
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