Prix Relève d'Excellence: Honouring alumni 35 and under
May 11, 2012
They are 35 or under, and yet they already have dizzying professional achievements to their credit. The Prix Relève d'Excellence awards have become an essential way of celebrating the quality of the next generation of business leaders, and a prestigious event. The Honorary Chair of this year’s edition was Jacques Daoust (HEC 1972), President and CEO of Investissement Québec.
The 27th Prix Relève d'Excellence awards, organized by Réseau HEC Montréal, were held on May 11, at the Montréal Sheraton hotel. Some 300 alumni and businesspeople came to salute the energy, talent and bold accomplishments of the new generation. Here are the 2012 winners in the different categories.
ENTREPRENEUR CATEGORY | |
Carlo Coccaro, age 29 President and CEO, Services pédagogiques Math et Mots BBA 2004, specializing in Management |
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Éric Simoneau, age 31 President, Motion Composites BBA 2005, specializing in Management |
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Thomas Smeester, age 35 President and CEO, Tomico BBA 2001, specializing in Management |
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LARGE COMPANY CATEGORY | |
Jean-François Béland, age 34 Executive Vice-President, AREVA Canada |
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Ève Laurier, age 35 Vice-President, Strategic Relations, RSM Richter Chamberland |
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JURY'S CHOICE Marie-Ève Piché, age 34 Senior Director, Pricing, NBC Universal BBA 1999, specializing in Finance |
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ACCOUNTING AND PROFESSIONAL ORDERS CATEGORY | |
Mélissa Gilbert, age 33 Vice-President, Finance, R3D Conseil BBA 2000 and Specialized Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting, 2001 |
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Renault-François Lortie, age 35 Associate Principal, SECOR Group MBA 2004 |
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Geneviève Provost, age 34 Partner, Deloitte BBA 1999, Specialized Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting, 2000 and Master of Laws, Taxation option, 2003 |
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SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESS CATEGORY | |
Jeremy Kopek, age 28 Director, Structube BBA 2006, specializing in Finance |
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Annie Saumier, age 33 General and Artistic Director, Société pour les arts en milieux de santé Specialized Graduate Diploma in Management of Cultural Organizations, 2003 and MBA 2008 |
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Véronique Tougas, age 34 President, Cambli International BBA 2004 |