Pierre Nelis

Throughout his career, Pierre has worked in a variety of fields, for companies such as Tecsult (engineering consulting), Groupe Noranda, and Bristol Myers Squibb (pharmaceutical), eventually ending up at special effects software pioneer Softimage, which was later acquired by Microsoft.

After managing the merger and launching of an international project for the advanced technologies division, he left Microsoft in 1998, moving on to various corporate executive positions and working on projects for institutional and private investors, as well as entrepreneurs. A graduate of Université Laval’s Collège des administrateurs (ASC) and McGill University’s Management Institute, Pierre is Chair of the Board of Directors for the Hôpital Maisonneuve‑Rosemont Foundation, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Inno-centre, and a member of the Boards of Directors of AddÉnergie Technologies and Simactive.