Our Mentors

    Our mentors

    All of our mentors have acquired extensive business experience from a variety of industries… The following introduces our mentors:

    Maryse Armando

    Industry: Communication

    Areas of expertise:

    • Human ressources
    • Performance management
    • Strategic communication (external and internal)
    • Strategic change

    John Aylen

    Industry: Communications

    Areas of expertise:

    • SME management
    • marketing communication

    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

    Renaud-Pierre Boucher

    Mentor since 2008
    Recognition: Silver
    Industry: Agricultural

    Areas of expertise:

    • Field crops
    • Vegetable production

    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

    Areas of expertise:

    • Dairy production

    Charles Crawford

    Industruy: A wide range of industries including distilled spirits industry

    Area of expertise:

    • Marketing
    • Sales
    • Strategic planning
    • New product development
    • International distribution
    • Operations and finance.

    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

    Jocelyna Dubuc

    Industry: Helth Centre & Spa

    Area of expertise:

    • Financial statements
    • Manufacturing
    • Cost price
    • Internet et social media
    • R&D and marketing

    Anne Marie Dumas

    Industry: Restaurant business, Tourism

    Area of expertise:

    • Business admin.
    • business development
    • customer service
    • HR & training

    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

    Michel Lamontagne

    Industry: Health & finance

    Areas of expertise:

    • Health
    • Finance
    • IT
    • Natural resources
    • Governance

    Isabelle Langlois

    Mentor since 2016

    Industry: Management – administration

    Areas of expertise:

    • Business restructuring
    • Finance

    François Lapointe

    Industry: Finance

    Areas of expertise:

    • Strategic vision
    • Market development
    • Finance

    Alain Leclair

    Mentor since 2016
    Industries: industrial

    Areas of expertise:

    • Production
    • Lean management
    • Stratégies opérationnelles
    • R&D

    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

    Serge Matte

    Industry: Automotive – TV station management

    Areas of expertise:

    • Sales service management
    • Performance evaluation
    • Territory development
    • Employee recruitment

    Peter McAuslan

    Industry: Brewery

    Areas of expertise:

    • Management

    R. André Nadeau, CPA, CMA

    Mentor since 2006
    Special mention 2009
    Industry: Service

    Areas of expertise:

    • Accounting
    • Cost accounting

    Nathalie Nasseri

    Industry: Retail sales

    Areas of expertise:

    • Marketing
    • Heath-beauty

    Michel Proteau

    Industry: Financial services

    Areas of expertise:

    • Business & sales development
    • Planning

    Gaston Provencher

    Industry: Construction

    Areas of expertise:

    • Wholesales
    • Retail
    • Construction

    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

    Hermann G. Ruf

    Mentor since 2012
    Recognition: Silver
    Industry: Administration, Finance

    Areas of expertise:

    • Marketing
    • Finances

    Michel Saikali

    Industry: Human Ressources

    Areas of expertise:

    • Human ressources management
    • Organizational development
    • Strategic planning

    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