Patrick Decostre

President and CEO, Boralex

Patrick Decostre is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Boralex. After spending nearly 18 years developing the company’s European business, in 2019 he transferred to Montreal to become Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Today, with now over 20 years of experience in renewable energy and being actively involved in the protection of the environement, Patrick has forged a strong link between his extensive European expertise and Boralex’s Quebec and North American roots. 

Patrick began his career in 1996, working in France and the United Kingdom, where he quickly gained recognition for his deep understanding of the energy industry, his strategic acumen and his business development expertise. As Boralex’s first employee in Europe, he launched the company’s wind business and directed all its development and operations activities. Thanks to his efforts and those of the team he built from scratch, Boralex has been since 2014 the leading independent producer of onshore wind power in France.

Now President of the company, Patrick is making his mark with his characteristic human and inclusive leadership, forward-looking mindset, and ambitious vision for Boralex. That vision is reflected in the company’s 2025 strategic plan, which he began developing with his team immediately upon taking the helm in 2020. The plan features significant growth objectives coupled with the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy as a core element. 

Day in and day out, Patrick can count on the support of his wife and their three children, who embarked with him on his Montreal adventure in 2019. Passionate about the great outdoors, active and eager to explore new horizons, his family fuels his drive to contribute every day to the fight against climate change. 

A native of Belgium, Patrick Decostre is a graduate of École Polytechnique (Brussels) in civil engineering in physics, the Solvay Business School (Brussels) in business administration and the Oxford University’s Saïd Business School in various special programmes. Before joining Boralex in 2001, he worked for EDF (Électricité de France) as an engineer and industrial project manager. Patrick has also served on the boards of France Énergie Éolienne (FEE) and the Cercle des dirigeants d’entreprises franco-québécois.