Team

Ghyslain shares his wide-ranging experience in business start-up and development, including the critical stages of creating a tech company.

Professional experience

• President and CEO of ACET (past year)
• President at A+ Stratégies (7 years)
• Director General of the Centre local de développement de la MRC de Memphrémagog (18 years)

Education

• B.A.A in Finance, Université de Sherbrooke

Jacques brings to the table a vast network in the research and granting sectors, providing access to both research and business contacts. He helps entrepreneurs with issues related to technologies’ business potential.

Professional experience

• Cofounder and Vice President of ACET (past 7 years)
• Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau de liaison entreprises – Université de Sherbrooke
• Valorization Officer at the Bureau de liaison entreprises – Université de Sherbrooke

Education

• B.ASc., Université de Sherbrooke
• M.ASc., Université de Sherbrooke
• MBA, HEC Montréal

Passionate about marketing and communication, Cécile puts her business acumen at the service of our organization in order to  promote ACET ‘s initiatives in entrepreneurial ecosystem and to create a dynamic community around her.

Professional Experience

• Senior Marketing/ Communication Manager- Cynosure France (LASER Medical aesthetic division of Hologic group)- 11 years
• Marketing/ Communication Manager- Lumenis France ( LASER manufacturer in ophthalmology, dermatology and surgery) – 6 years

Education

• Master of Business Administration- École de Gestion- Sherbrooke
• Master’s Degree in Health Engineering- Biomedical technologies option- Institut d’ingénierie de la santé – France

Martial contributes extensive experience with funding in order to help find project financing and optimize financial packages.

Professional experience

• Venture-Capital Director at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) (5 years)
• Subordinated Debt Director at BDC (5 years)
• Branch Director at BDC (5 years)
• Account Manager at BDC (5 years)

Education

• B.A.A., Université de Sherbrooke
• Master’s Degree in Project Management, Université du Québec à Rimouski

Guy brings solid management skills to the table and is an expert at spotting business opportunities, as well as how to innovate and stand out from the competition.

Professional experience

• President and CEO of Canevabec inc. (13 years)
• Industry Commissioner for the Société de développement économique de Sherbrooke (8 years)
• Regional director of the Centre canadien d’innovation industrielle (3 years)

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke
• MBA, HEC Montréal

Romaud helps entrepreneurs understand and take stock of their market so they can clarify their strategy. To do so, he draws on local and international experience with competitive analysis in the industrial as well as service and new technology sectors.

Professional experience

• President and Advisor at M.I.4.D inc.
• Lecturer in knowledge management and market intelligence at Université de Sherbrooke
• M.Sc. in Industrial Economics
• Manager of Global Competitive Intelligence for Philips Lighting
• BI Department Head at BRP

Marie-Pierre is an expert at setting up the right accounting system for the short, medium and long terms in order to ensure sound management.

Professional experience

• Comptroller at Technologies CDWare (9 years)
• Gestion M-P Tardif (3 years)
• Assistant Comptroller at Wulftec (3 years)

Education

• DES – Commercialization Agent

Caroline brings her experience in financing and business support to help entrepreneurs in the realization of their entrepreneurial project.

Professional experience

• Actuary at Sun Life of Canada
• Director – fusion and acquisition in the United States and Europe (Netherlands, Switzerland, France and England)
• Director – launching of insurance companies (England)
• Analyst advisor at Femmessor
• Finance Director – Club des Intrapreneurs (investment fund)

Education

• BSc in Actuarial Mathematics at Concordia University
• Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries

With his experience as an entrepreneur, René supports our companies and guides them through the crucial stages of their development.

Professional experience

Education

• Master of business administration, Université de Sherbrooke
• Bachelors Degree in philosophy, Dominican University College of Ottawa

Thanks to his creativity and his sense of strategy, Olivier deploys several communication initiatives to contribute to the growth of our organization and the notoriety of our incubated startups, especially by exploiting all of our digital opportunities. His parallel passion for entrepreneurship also leads him to work with some of our startups by offering them strategic communication support.

Professional experience

• Master’s degree in international strategic communication – Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec and Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium
• Freelance communication consultant – 3 months
• Social media manager at ACET – 5 months
• Communications internship at ACET – 4 months
• REMDUS communications manager – 2 years

Education

• Master’s degree in international strategic communication – University of Sherbrooke in Quebec and Catholic University of – Louvain in Belgium

With several years of experience in the field and endowed with a keen sense of organization, Suzanne supports ACET’s growth by supporting the activities of the management team, and by ensuring file management and the communication of our corporate messages.

Professional experiences

• Administrative assistant at Déry Barrette, Claims adjusters (3 years)
• Administrative assistant at Groupe SM International inc. (2 years)
• Executive Assistant at BRP (10 years)
• Executive Assistant at Industrie Bodco (1 year)
• Executive Assistant at SPS Management (2 years)

Studies

• Electrical engineering, Collège de Sherbrooke