Jean-Paul Deveau is the President of Acadian Seaplants Limited (ASL), a bio-tech company specializing in the manufacturing, cultivating and processing of marine plant products for global health & beauty, animal feed and agri-chemical markets. It also cultivates unique, edible seaweed products for the Asian food market. Acadian Seaplants exports value-added, seaweed-based products to over 70 countries throughout the world and employs 300 people in eight countries.
Acadian Seaplants Limited has received significant government and industry recognition for its innovation, accomplishments in science & technology, management, environmental affairs and export excellence.
Jean-Paul Deveau currently serves on the Boards of BioNova (the Nova Scotia Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry Association) and the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (Nova Scotia Chapter), is a member of the Nova Scotia Premier’s Council on the Economy and is a member of Council of the International Seaweed Association (an international group of academic and industrial users of seaweed). He was also Chair of the 2011 Canada Winter Games held in Halifax.
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