He is a member of the Quebec Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Grou co-founded Grou, La Salle & Associates CA in 1980 and was a partner at the firm until 2004. At GLA, Mr. Grou coordinated and led the reverse take-over process for several public companies and successfully completed several transactions with mining, oil and gas, telecommunications and medical devices for local, national and internationally-based companies. In addition to his current directorships, Mr. Grou was and continues to be part of the Board of Directors of several public natural resources companies.