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PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0Board of Directors<\/h4>\n

PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec is governed by a Board of Directors that includes a maximum of 17 members, 12 are from industry, 3 from research and 2 complementary. Board members must also represent the entirety of Quebec\u2019s innovation ecosystem in advanced materials.<\/p>\n

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Photo to come
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Luc Pouliot<\/h3>\n

CEO | Polycontrols
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Jean-R\u00e9mi Pouliot<\/h3>\n

President & CEO | Brilliant Matters
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors<\/em><\/p>\n

France Gendron, CPA, Adm.A., ASC, C.Dir.<\/h3>\n

Founding President | Gendron Conseils
Treasurer of the Board of Directors<\/em><\/p>\n

Sylvain Pierrard<\/h3>\n

Partner, Lawyer and trademark Agent | Lavery Avocats
Secretary of the Board of Directors<\/em><\/p>\n

Alexandre Bois-Brochu<\/h3>\n

R&D Manager \u2013<\/span> Additive manufacturing and metal powders | Centre de m\u00e9tallurgie du Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Ahmed Bouajila<\/h3>\n

President & CEO\u00a0<\/span>| IGS Impact Global Solutions<\/p>\n

Virginie Bussi\u00e8res<\/h3>\n

Vice-President \u2013<\/span> External Relations and Partnerships | Upsolv<\/p>\n

M\u00e9lissa Despr\u00e9s<\/h3>\n

Director of R&D \u2013 Materials and Processes | National Research Council Canada<\/p>\n

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Denis Geoffroy<\/h3>\n

Chief Commercialization Officer | NanoOne<\/p>\n

Nathan Hostettler<\/h3>\n

R&D and Procurement Manager | EleQtrion<\/p>\n

Thierry Lafrance<\/h3>\n

Founder, President and Product Architect | M\u00ebkanic – Recherche et Technologie inc.<\/p>\n

Marie-Jos\u00e9e Lamothe<\/h3>\n

CEO | Northex Environnement<\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois Lequin<\/h3>\n

Senior Lead \u2013 Technology Initiatives<\/span>\u00a0| e2ip<\/p>\n

Nima Moghimian<\/h3>\n

Chief Technology Officer | NanoXplore<\/p>\n

Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Morin<\/h3>\n

Full Professor \u2013<\/span> Department of Chemistry | Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/p>\n

Caroline Olsen<\/h3>\n

R&D Director \u2013<\/span> North America | SGS Canada<\/p>\n

Pierre Sarazin<\/h3>\n

VP R&D and Sustainability | PolyExpert<\/p>\n

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Observers<\/span>
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Janice Bailey<\/h3>\n

Vice-President Research and <\/span>Scientific director | Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec – Nature et technologie
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Daria Riabinina<\/h3>\n

Director – Collaborative Research Division | Minist\u00e8re de l’\u00c9conomie, de l’Innovation et de l’\u00c9nergie

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