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Desautels alumnus named director at Sama Graphite Inc.

Published: 28 June 2017

Desautels alumnus Yves Grou (BCom’77, DPA’78) has been appointed to Sama Graphite Inc’s Board of Directors, effective June 14, 2017. Mr. Grou has pertinent experience, which makes him a good fit for the position: he is on the boards of several companies that operate in the energy and natural resources sectors.

In 2013, he founded Algold Resources Ltd., where he serves as Executive Vice Chairman. Before that, he founded management consultancy firm Groupe Conseils Grou, La Salle, Inc. in 1980 and mining company Semafo in 1995.

He is also a chartered accountant who used to work at Ernst & Young. In addition, his experience working with companies based in West Africa and other countries makes him ideal for Sama Graphite, which operates in Guinea.

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