Jacques D'Amours

Jacques D'Amours co-founded Canadian convenience store conglomerate Alimentation Couche-Tard in 1980.He retired as VP of administration in 2014, but remains on the company's board and is its second-largest shareholder.Couche-Tard has ballooned by snatching up competitors, including Minnesota-based Holiday Stationstores for $1.6 billion in December 2017.The company now boasts annual sales of $51 billion and more than 16,000 owned or franchised stores worldwide.