Our mentors
All of our mentors have acquired extensive business experience from a variety of industries… The following introduces our mentors:
Recognition: Silver
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Management
Manufacturing operations
Gilles Bélanger
Mentor since 2015
Industries: Manufacturing, Service
Areas of expertise:
Logistics
Retail
E-business
Supply Chain
Maurice Bernier
Megantic Cell
Mentor since 2016
Industry: Economic Development
Areas of expertise: Public administration
Human Ressources
Hugh Bieber
Mentor since 2005
Co-Lead Mentor 2006-2010
Special mention 2009
Recognition: Diamond
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Business management
Venture creation
Renaud-Pierre Boucher
Mentor since 2008
Recognition: Silver
Industry: Agricultural
Areas of expertise:
Field crops
Vegetable production
Guy Boulanger
Mentor since 2004
Recognition: Diamond
Industry: Banking, Service
Areas of expertise:
Financial management
Banking
Roger Charbonneau
Mentor since 2015
Mégantic Cell
Industries: Distribution, Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Accounting
Exports
Finances
André Chartier
Mentor since 2010
Recognition: Silver
Industries: Manufacturing, Social economy
Areas of expertise:
Management (HR)
Quality control
Lise Compagna
Mentor since 2014
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Management
Sales and Marketing
Production
Procurement
Computerisation
André Couture
Mentor since 2008
Recognition: Bronze
Industry: Agricultural
Expertise:
Dairy production
Pierre Dagenais
Mentor since 2012
Recognition: Bronze
Industries: Manufacturing, Public administration
Areas of expertise:
Finances
Exportation
Retail
Market development
Réal Jr. Desautels
Mentor since 2013
Industries: Co-operative, Social economy
Areas of expertise:
Administration
Personnel Management
Organizational Development
Benoit des Ligneries
Mentor since 2016
Industries: Information Technology
Areas of expertise:
Infrastructure
Sales BtoB
Marketing
Strategy
Jean Des Rosiers
Mentor since 2009
Recognition: Silver
Industries: Manufacturing, Social economy, Environment
Areas of expertise:
Sales & Marketing
Management
Market development
Business start-up
Marc Dumas
Mentor since 2012
Industries: Service, Tourism
Areas of expertise:
Notary, Legal
Retail
Management
Businesses succession
Guy Falardeau
Mentor since 2004
Co-Lead Mentor 2010
Recognition: Diamond
Industry: Information technology
Areas of expertise:
Management
Customer service
Human resources
Jean-Marc Gagnon
Mentor since 2010
Recognition: Bronze
Mégantic Cell
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Strategic Development
Management
Barry Hull
Mentor since 2008
Co-Lead Mentor since 2010
Recognition: Diamond
Industries: Information technology & Agricultural
Areas of expertise:
Corporate Management
Farmer (cattle)
Isabelle Langlois
Mentor since 2016
Industry: Management – administration
Areas of expertise: Business restructuring – finance
Keenan Lapierre
Mentor since 2016
Industry: Business Law
Areas of expertise: Business Law
Business sales & acquisition
Franchise
Alain Leclair
Mentor since 2016
Industries:
Areas of expertise:
Jean-Yves Lefebvre
Mentor since 2012
Recognition: Silver
Industry: Food
Areas of expertise:
Retail sales
Marketing
Human resources
Management
Collective union negotiation
Yolande Lemire
Mentor since 2009
Recognition: Silver
Industry: Agriculture
Areas of expertise:
Human resources
Management
Business succession
Claudette Lessard
Mentor since 2010
Mégantic cell
Recognition: Bronze
Industry: Retail
Areas of expertise:
Horticulture
Operations Management
Marcel Marcotte
Mentor since 2006
Recognition: Diamond
Industry: Telecommunications
Areas of expertise:
Marketing
Jean-Luc Mercier
Mentor since 2010
Recognition: Silver
Industry: Financial Services
Areas of expertise:
Marketing
Sales development
R. André Nadeau, CPA, CMA
Mentor since 2006
Special mention 2009
Industry: Service
Areas of expertise:
Accounting
Cost accounting
Gilles Pouliot
Mentor since 2006
Recognition: Gold
Industry: Distribution
Areas of expertise:
Customer service
Retail
Jean Richard
Mentor since 2009
Recognition: Gold
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Management
Human resources
Operations
Market development
Stephen Rocke
Mentor since 2013
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Marketing
Export
Market Development (China)
Marc Rolland
Mentor since 2014
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Marketing
Product Development
Denis Roy
Megantic Cell
Mentor since 2016
Industry: Municipal Administration
Tax Expert
Wood sector
Areas of expertise: Production, Sales
Management
Exportation
Human Ressources
Étienne Royer
Distinguished mentor
Mentor since 2004
Co-Lead Mentor 2008-2010
Recognition: Diamond
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Intellectual property
Management
Hermann G. Ruf
Mentor since 2012
Recognition: Silver
Industry: Administration, Finance
Areas of expertise:
Marketing
Finances
Faruk Seyrek
Mentor since 2012
Recognition: Bronze
Industry: Manufacturing, Exportation
Areas of expertise:
Financial management (small and large businesses)
Danièle Simard
Mentor since 2007
Recognition: Gold
Industry: Banking
Areas of expertise:
Consolidation
Credit and Collections
Marketing
Alec van Zuiden
Mentor since 2006
Recognition: Gold
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Market development
Exportation