JP Deveau

Jean-Paul Deveau (JP) is the Executive Chairman of Acadian Seaplants Limited, a biotech company and the largest independent manufacturer of marine plant products of its type in the world. It is engaged primarily in the sustainable harvesting of wild seaweeds and in the cultivation of unique marine plants for the development of products for people, animals, and plants. Acadian Seaplants exports to over 80 countries, operates six processing facilities in Atlantic Canada, Ireland, and Scotland, has two research centres in Canada and England, employs over 500 people in 22 countries. Acadian Seaplants has received significant government and industry recognition for its innovation, accomplishments in science and technology, management, environmental stewardship, business ethics, safety, export excellence, and community service. The company has been one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for over 23 consecutive years. Jean-Paul Deveau 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). He was 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 One Nova Scotia Coalition Economic Advisory Task Force. 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 Commerce Business 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.