Our mentors
All of our mentors have acquired extensive business experience from a variety of industries… The following introduces our mentors:
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
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
Marc Dumas
Mentor since 2012
Industries: Service, Tourism
Areas of expertise:
Notary, Legal
Retail
Management
Businesses succession
Jean-Marc Gagnon
Mentor since 2010
Recognition: Bronze
Mégantic Cell
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Strategic Development
Management
Isabelle Langlois
Mentor since 2016
Industry: Management – administration
Areas of expertise: Business restructuring – finance
Alain Leclair
Mentor since 2016
Industries:
Areas of expertise:
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
R. André Nadeau, CPA, CMA
Mentor since 2006
Special mention 2009
Industry: Service
Areas of expertise:
Accounting
Cost accounting
Stephen Rocke
Mentor since 2013
Industry: Manufacturing
Areas of expertise:
Marketing
Export
Market Development (China)
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