Daniel Blanche

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About Daniel Blanche

ICD/IAS certified director and trilingual executive with more then 30 years of experience in board management, entrepreneurs-investors-management relations, business development and commercialization. Specializing in industries for which the business model is seriously affected by technology. Bringing this unique combination of Business, Technology and Governance. Vice Chair of Notarius BoD and president HR/Governance committee. 2012 - now Vice Chair, Chair Governance committee of MEC BoD, member of Technology, Finances and Governance committees. 2014 - 2019 Chair, PROMPT BoD. 2018-2019 Chair, PROMPT HR committee. 2012-2018 Member Terroir Québec advisory board. 2017-2019 Member of Sovo Technology BoD and compensation committee. 2010 - 2015 Member of CRIM BoD. 2010 - 2015 Member of Réseau Action TI BoD and Governance committee. 2010 - 2013 Member of ExoPC BoD and Compensation committee. 2010 - 2012 Member of Triton Electronik BoD. 2001 - 2009 CRIM (CEO). Information Technology advanced research center. Applied research for platform technologies enabling organisations to develop and commercialise applications specific IT. Triton (CEO). Electronic Contract Manufacturing. Grew revenues from 10M$ to 70M$. Concluded and successfully integrated four acquisitions. Concluded four private equity financing totaling $41M. Emerson (VP Global Operations). Large OEM. Opened, relocated and enlarged three major plants internationally to support the Telecom “bubble” of the late ‘90s. Increased capacity two fold to employees Nortel (VP Sales & Marketing). Increased Power Electronics Division revenues from $40M with $8M loss to $202M with $25M operating profit. Specialties: Information and Communication Technology High tech start up environment Board Management Strategic Planning Restructuring & CCAA Experience Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Extensive International Experience Extensive Executive Sales Management