André possesses 30 years plus of hands-on practical experience working with medium sized business and their management teams, accompanying them throughout all facets of their corporate development.
André spent two years in a corporate operational role as Senior Vice-President and co-head of GardaWorld’s cash services business in Canada. Prior to and post-Garda, André spent 16 years as an active hands-on private equity investor with Borealis Private Equity (affiliated with OMERS), Kilmer Capital Partners, Roynat Equity Partners and Entrepreneur Capital. André was also Managing Partner of KPMG’s financial advisory services practice in Montréal (managing the corporate finance, valuations, due diligence and corporate restructuring teams) for close to 12 years. André’s early career was spent with RBC in commercial lending and with CCFL in private equity and subordinated debt.
Over the span of his career André had been involved in numerous transactions (many cross-border in nature) and has assisted several management teams whether as a direct participant or an advisor to help them achieve their growth potential. Over the years André has been a member of the board of directors of several private and publicly traded companies. André has a Bachelors degree in Commerce from Concordia University (John Molson School of Business) and an MBA from Laval University.
