{"id":11215,"date":"2022-06-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evol.wp.vortexdev.com\/?post_type=pressroom-post&#038;p=11215"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:36:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:36:06","slug":"evol-announces-the-appointment-of-5-new-members-of-its-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"pressroom-post","link":"https:\/\/evol.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/press-room\/evol-announces-the-appointment-of-5-new-members-of-its-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Evol announces the appointment of 5 new members\u00a0of its board of directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><strong>Montr\u00e9al, June 30, 2022.<\/strong><\/strong> In the wake of its annual general meeting, Evol is proud to announce the composition of its board of directors for 2022-2023 and to welcome five new directors:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fran\u00e7ois Faucher (President, Gestion Cinq-F Inc.)<\/li>\n\n<li>Bhaskhor Guha (Founder, Solutions TLM)<\/li>\n\n<li>Lucie Bourgeois (President and Founder, Umalia)<\/li>\n\n<li>Fatoumata Barry (Senior Advisor, Evlo)<\/li>\n\n<li>Nadia Martel (corporate director and business executive)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u201cIn the past year, Femmessor became Evol, pursuing its ambition to transform the economy to make it more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable,\u201d said Cadleen D\u00e9sir, president of Evol\u2019s board of directors. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to chair a board of directors made up of people with such impressive track records, but above all who are committed and dedicated to our organization. Our ability to attract such high-calibre people is testimony to the excellent work done by the Evol team.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><p>\u201cEvol was launched in September with the ambition of supporting even more prosperous companies that help make a better world,\u201d said S\u00e9vrine Labelle, President and CEO of Evol. \u201cObviously, this ambition can\u2019t be realized without the engagement of all stakeholders and particularly members of our board of directors. Tapping into their collective intelligence and complementary strengths, I am proud to present a diverse board of directors.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><p>Evol would also like to underline the departure of four directors who have been pillars of the organization, involved in Evol\u2019s (formerly Femmessor) national board of directors from its beginnings. We would like to thank Guylaine Caux, Marie-No\u00ebl Grenier, Louise Sanscartier, and Genevi\u00e8ve Verrier for their work.<\/p><p>The general meeting ended with a visit from the Minister of Economy and Innovation, Pierre Fitzgibbon, who spoke to board members about his vision of economic development and Evol\u2019s important contribution to the ecosystem.<\/p><p><strong>Here is the composition of our 2022-2023 board of directors:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cadleen D\u00e9sir, president (President, CEO, and Founder, D\u00e9clic)<\/li>\n\n<li>Alain-Olivier Desbois, vice-president (President, Elements financial Inc.)<\/li>\n\n<li>Fran\u00e7ois Faucher, treasurer (President, Gestion Cinq-F Inc.)<\/li>\n\n<li>Edith Gauthier, secretary (Executive Director, Ducharme Rive-Nord)<\/li>\n\n<li>Fatoumata Barry, director (Senior Advisor, Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec \/ EVLO)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Lucie Bourgeois, director (President and Founder, Umalia)<\/li>\n\n<li>Marc Bouchard, director (Senior Director, Credit Authorizations and Investment, Compliance, and Operational Support, Investissement Qu\u00e9bec)<\/li>\n\n<li>Luis Cisneros, director (Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, HEC Montr\u00e9al)<\/li>\n\n<li>Marie-Christine Gagnon, director (Partner, Gowling WLG)<\/li>\n\n<li>Bhaskhor Guha, director (Founder, Solutions TLM)<\/li>\n\n<li>Nadia Martel, director (corporate director and business executive)<\/li>\n\n<li>Sylvain Toutant, director (manager and company administrator)<\/li>\n\n<li>Anik Trudel, director (CEO, Lavery de Billy, LLP)<\/li>\n\n<li>Michelle Nollet, observer (advisor, Direction du soutien \u00e0 l\u2019entrepreneuriat et aux cr\u00e9neaux d\u2019excellence, Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9conomie et de l\u2019Innovation)<\/li><\/ul><h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-evol\">About Evol<\/h5><p>Operating in Quebec\u2019s 17 regions, Evol (formerly Femmessor) is an organization financially supported by the Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9conomie, de l\u2019Innovation et de l\u2019\u00c9nergie (MEIE) and the Government of Canada as part of its Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. Evol\u2019s mission is to contribute directly to the creation, growth, and acquisition of diversified and inclusive businesses that have a positive impact on society.<\/p><p>Evol has a budget of over $52.5 million to offer financing that, combined with a personalized coaching experience and tailored complementary services, enables entrepreneurs to build sustainable, prosperous businesses.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Thanks to partnerships with the Government of Qu\u00e9bec (with Investissement Qu\u00e9bec as its agent), National Bank, the BDC, the Fonds de solidarit\u00e9 FTQ and Fondaction, Evol offers financing and support to businesses with diversified, inclusive ownership that have a positive impact in line with the UN\u2019s sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201430\u2014<\/p><p><strong><strong>Information :<\/strong><br><\/strong>Arnaud Berbery<br>1 844 523-7767, ext. 271<br>a.berbery@evol.ca<\/p><p><strong>For more information about Evol:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/evol.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/\">evol.ca<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-btn-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/evol.wp.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-05-04-evol-press-release.pdfhttps:\/\/evol.wp.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-06-30-evol-press-release.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/evol.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/press-room\/\">go back to press room<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>June 30, 2022.\u00a0<\/strong>In the wake of its annual general meeting, Evol is proud to announce the composition of its board of directors for 2022-2023 and to welcome five new directors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11207,"template":"","pressroom-post-category":[],"class_list":["post-11215","pressroom-post","type-pressroom-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v25.1) - 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