Normand Dumont , Executive Vice-President, Merchandising (Purchasing and Marketing) Born in 1954, Normand Dumont graduated from the University of Laval with a bachelor of science degree in bio-agronomics in 1979. Between 1979 and 1987, he held a variety of management positions in the commercial and industrial construction sector before moving into retail sales as manager of a garden centre for a two-year period. rona.ca