ABOUT THE COMPANY
Michaël Desjardins
Vice-President
Louis Tremblay
President
AddÉnergie Technologies Inc. has been funded in 2008 by Louis Tremblay and Michaël Desjardins, occupying respectively the role of President and Vice-President of the company. The founders are both electrical engineer and they have been involved in the world on electrical vehicles and smart power networks since more then seven years during which they have worked in both military and academic sectors.
ADVISORY BOARD
Robert Benoît
President of Groupe Conseil Énergika Inc.
Robert Benoît is the President of Groupe Conseil Énergika Inc. - a consulting firm specialized in due diligence review for energy companies – since 2005. He has recently successfully led investors to the acquisitions of Transelec in Chile by a Canadian consortium headed by Brookfield Asset Management and of Green Mountain Power in Vermont by Gaz Métropolitain. He also spent 30 years at Hydro-Québec – one of the most important electric utility in the world – where he became CEO of TransÉnergie HQ Inc. - the company responsible for developing and managing transmission assets in Peru, Chile, Australia and the United States. Mr. Benoît also serves as director of three energy-related companies based in North America.
Pierre Lacroix
Ph.D., P. eng.
Pierre Lacroix, Ph.D., P. eng., is an accomplished academic, entrepreneur and corporate director of private and public companies. In his 26 years with the Roche Group, Dr. Lacroix developed expertise in the environmental, energy and natural resources management sectors, and as President of Roche International he was actively involved in growing the export markets of the company. From 1990 to 1992, Dr. Lacroix acted as Chairman of the Board of the Institut national de recherches scientifiques (INRS) of the Université du Québec. As of September 2006, he is acting as a Director of this Institution. From 1996 to 1998, he was a Member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Dr. Lacroix was also a member of the Quebec Science and Technology Council from 2005 to 2010.
Louis McGuire
C.A.
Louis McGuire, C.A., has occupied the role of Vice President Finance & CFO for many companies such as Videotron (Videoway Interactive), Royal Airline (Charter airline), MM Resources (Natural resources) and Bioxel Pharma (Biopharmaceuticals). He his now the President of Eastmain Management inc, a private investment society focusing on energy, resources and health markets.
Pierre Nélis
Vice President General Manager at Inno-centre
Pierre Nelis was one of the builders of Softimage, a world leader in special effects software and winner of several Oscar. After managing the merger with Microsoft, he became Director, Business Development for the Microsoft Advanced Technology Division and Vice President, Softimage Business Unit. A graduate of the Management Institute of McGill University and the Collège des administrateurs of Université Laval, Pierre Nelis, Vice President General Manager at Inno-centre, sits on several boards of directors of private companies and community organizations.
Francis Bélime
Founder and President of Akova, inc.
Francis Bélime, the founder and President of Akova, inc., has worked in an international context for more than 20 years. After a variety of work experience in the fields of technology and workplace safety on an international level, he worked in the positions of director of safety of PME, specializing in security and technology in both France and Canada. He brings a wealth of proven practical field experience in market development mainly in Europe, Asia and Africa. He holds a master degree in physics from the University of Dijon, an engineering degree in atomic energy from the National Polytechnique Institute of Grenoble and an associate degree in business administration from the French Institute of Management of Paris.
