{"id":21879,"date":"2026-04-16T13:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardetlevesque.com\/?p=21879"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:35:57","slug":"a-new-chapter-after-26-years-at-the-head-of-richard-levesque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richardetlevesque.com\/en\/a-new-chapter-after-26-years-at-the-head-of-richard-levesque\/","title":{"rendered":"A new chapter after 26 years at the head of Richard &amp; Levesque"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21879\" class=\"elementor elementor-21879 elementor-21498\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f2377a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79f2377a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d46b533 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d46b533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3ad6bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f3ad6bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6299e60c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6299e60c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b82dafa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b82dafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Une grande page qui se tourne<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15df9c1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15df9c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010ff07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"010ff07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d50e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55d50e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/richardetlevesque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/818843000016336004_zc_v1_1770229048297_entete_infolettre_13_1-1024x759.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richardetlevesque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/818843000016336004_zc_v1_1770229048297_entete_infolettre_13_1-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richardetlevesque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/818843000016336004_zc_v1_1770229048297_entete_infolettre_13_1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richardetlevesque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/818843000016336004_zc_v1_1770229048297_entete_infolettre_13_1-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richardetlevesque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/818843000016336004_zc_v1_1770229048297_entete_infolettre_13_1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ea1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9ea1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Un nouveau chapitre pour Fran\u00e7ois Levesque apr\u00e8s 26 ans chez Richard &amp; Levesque<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0064c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0064c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Apr\u00e8s 26 ans \u00e0 b\u00e2tir Richard &amp; Levesque Cuisines Salles de Bain, je viens tout juste de compl\u00e9ter la vente de mes actions. Par le fait m\u00eame, je me retire d\u00e8s maintenant de mon r\u00f4le de pr\u00e9sident et je c\u00e8de la direction de l\u2019entreprise \u00e0 mon associ\u00e9 Steeve Richard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cette transaction s\u2019est faite dans le respect et l\u2019harmonie, \u00e0 la suite d\u2019une longue p\u00e9riode de r\u00e9flexion de ma part. J\u2019\u00e9tais arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 un point o\u00f9 j\u2019avais le d\u00e9sir de prendre une pause et d\u2019explorer d\u2019autres avenues.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amener Richard &amp; Levesque l\u00e0 o\u00f9 l\u2019entreprise se trouve aujourd\u2019hui aura \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019un des plus grands privil\u00e8ges de ma vie professionnelle. Ce fut un magnifique travail d\u2019\u00e9quipe avec Steeve depuis 1999, mais aussi avec plusieurs employ\u00e9s remarquables \u2014 certains toujours en poste, d\u2019autres qui auront marqu\u00e9 l\u2019histoire de l\u2019entreprise par leur contribution. J\u2019ai de nombreux noms en t\u00eate, et je pr\u00e9f\u00e8re ne pas en nommer afin de ne pas en oublier.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Richard &amp; Levesque a su s\u2019imposer comme un leader dans le domaine des armoires de cuisine haut de gamme, particuli\u00e8rement dans la r\u00e9gion de Qu\u00e9bec. Sa pr\u00e9sence remarqu\u00e9e \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al continue \u00e9galement de se d\u00e9velopper. L\u2019avenir de l\u2019entreprise s\u2019annonce tr\u00e8s prometteur, et assurer sa p\u00e9rennit\u00e9 aura toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 une priorit\u00e9 pour moi.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Je profite de cette occasion pour remercier chaleureusement Steeve, un associ\u00e9 exceptionnel tout au long de ces 26 ann\u00e9es. Je tiens \u00e9galement \u00e0 souligner l\u2019arriv\u00e9e d\u2019Ian Cleary et de Marie-\u00c8ve Gendreau comme actionnaires minoritaires. \u00c0 vous trois, j\u2019ai enti\u00e8rement confiance pour la suite.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Merci \u00e9galement aux dizaines d\u2019employ\u00e9s qui se donnent corps et \u00e2me pour le succ\u00e8s de Richard &amp; Levesque depuis plusieurs ann\u00e9es. Votre engagement et votre loyaut\u00e9 sont au c\u0153ur de cette r\u00e9ussite.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Je tiens aussi \u00e0 remercier sinc\u00e8rement tous les clients qui nous ont fait confiance au fil des ans. Il en va de m\u00eame pour nos partenaires, designers, architectes, entrepreneurs, fournisseurs et sous-traitants avec qui nous avons b\u00e2ti des relations solides, bas\u00e9es sur le respect et la confiance. Merci du plus profond de mon c\u0153ur.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enfin, un immense merci \u00e0 ma conjointe, qui m\u2019a soutenu tout au long de cette aventure entrepreneuriale. \u00catre aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s d\u2019un entrepreneur n\u2019est pas de tout repos, et elle aura toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 solide comme le roc. Merci \u00e0 toi.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Et maintenant, quelle est la suite? 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