He becomes the owner of a regional dairy company in 1974. With exceptional growth and judicious acquisitions, his firm becomes the most important private dairy enterprise in Québec. After the sale of Laiterie Casavant in 1990, he founds the Groupe Financier Casavant, a new capital investment company, which has since invested in several companies in Québec, in diversified sectors.
A committed philanthropist, Bernard devotes a lot to his community as president of non-profit organizations such as the Foundation of the St-Jérôme hospital, Centraide, Pallia-Vie. He also has his own foundation. An experienced entrepreneur, he is a visionary and has the capacity of bringing people together around common objectives. Over his 40 years of leadership, Bernard has been directly or indirectly associated with many prosperous enterprises, among which CIS Group.