Riad is the founder and CEO of Progesys that is responsible for providing leadership and managing the growth of the company. He has over 23 years of experience in project management and executive leadership throughout North America and abroad.

 He started his career in the aluminium industry in Canada and then the USA. He worked with owners of assets and projects as well as, and engineering firms before he founded Progesys in 2003 and has since been responsible for its growth and expansion to many industries and regions including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America. He received the UQAM performance award in 2016 for leadership, entrepreneurship, and international development. Riad is a registered professional engineer.

He earned a Bachelor of Engineering from École Polytechnique in Montréal, a Master of Project Management degree from the University of Quebec in Montreal, and completed the Harvard Business School’s Owner President Management program.