 In 1990, he was promoted to president and chief operating officer of the Dairy Products Division for the United States.After occupying various positions within the organization, he was named Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development in January 2004.When Saputo was the founding president of Montreal Impact in 1992, the Saputo Group was the team's sole owner; however, under his leadership, in 1999, the club was sold to a group of shareholders.