Benoit La Salle is the founder, president, chief executive officer and director of SEMAFO Inc. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration degree from IMEDE, Switzerland. In 1980, La Salle founded Grou, La Salle & Associates, Chartered Accountants. La Salle serves on the boards of several public companies and is the former chairman of the board of Plan International Canada, one of the world's largest international child-centered non-governmental organizations.