Governance - Écotech Québec

As a non-profit organization, Écotech Québec has its own decision-making and operational bodies :

  • general meeting of members
  • the Board of Directors and statutory committees
  • the cluster secretariat

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors represents the diversity of the cleantech sector. It is made up of electoral colleges, respected partners and the president and chief executive officer.

Each electoral college represents a category of member organization. Among them are found :

  • user companies and organizations
  • companies owning or developing clean technologies
  • the research, development, training and professional development environment
  • associations or groups working in the field of clean technologies, including at least two pan-Quebec organizations
  • venture capital and development companies and financial institutions
  • trade union centers
  • influencers

Representatives of the board of directors

Geneviève Gauthier

National Director

Econoler

Michel Laforest

President

Waste Robotics

Marilou Cyr

Director General

Agtech Zone

Normand Chartrand

First Investment Director Venture Capital

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

List of members of the board of directors

Companies and organizations using or prescribing clean technologies
  • Geneviève Gauthier – National Director, Econoler
  • Laure Rochas – Senior Project Manager, Energise
  • Martin Guestier – Director of Investments, Fonds de solidarité FTQ
  • Étienne Bélisle-Roy – Innovation Director, Sanexen
  • Dan Boucher – Chairman and Co-Founder, vadiMAP
  • Raya Khalifé – Vice-President and National Director, Urban Transit – Egis Canada
Companies owning or developing clean technologies
  • Sabine Le Nevannau – President, GeeBee Concept
  • Gabrielle Paris – Director of Legal Affairs, Deep Sky
  • Bryan Wallis – Vice-President and CFO, Eocycle Technologies
  • Olivier Brault – President, Gamotech
  • Jeffrey Kadanoff – Chief Financial Affairs, GHGSat
  • Nathalie Morin – President and CEO, Polystyvert
  • Michel Laforest – President, Waste Robotics
Eligible research organizations, associations, incubators and other members
  • Sébastien Prince-Richard – Transfer Manager, Axelys
  • Alexandru Iordan – Executive Director, Clean Technology Innovation Centre, Polytechnique Montréal
  • Yvan Duceppe – Treasurer, Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN)
  • Marilou Cyr – General Manager, Agtech Zone
Corporations and financial institutions
  • Pascal Lanctot – Partner, Climate Technology Fund, BDC Capital
  • Anne Desgagniers – Ecosystem Advisor, NRC PARI TP
Impact ambassadors
  • Anne-Marie Novello – Bell
  • Normand Chartrand – CDPQ
  • Catherine Houde – Énergir
  • Jean-Philippe Therriault – FASKEN
  • Josyane Fortin – Hydro-Québec
  • Nicolas Turgeon – Investissement Québec
  • Annouk Bissonnette – KPMG
  • Gildas Poissonnier – Mouvement Desjardins
Secretariat duty
  • Isabelle Dubé-Côté, President and CEO – Écotech Québec