Nicolas Bonnafous President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director
Mr. Bonnafous began his career in 1988 as an IT specialist in database management. He founded ODESIA Solutions Inc. in 1998 with the mission to deliver the best solutions in business intelligence.
In 2005 to accelerate the growth of ODESIA Solutions Inc., he listed the company on the TSX Venture Exchange under the name of ODESIA Group Inc. In 2006 the Corporation acquired BI-Expert in France, starting the activities of Odesia Europe, S.A.S. In 2007, the Corporation completed another acquisition in Mexico, opening the Mexican market to Odesia Group.
In 2008 Mr. Bonnafous was among the three Award Finalists for the SGF-CEO of the Year Award granted by his peers at VisionPDG, an event organized by the Quebec Technology Association (AQT). Since 2006 he has served on the Board of Directors of the Quebec Technology Association (AQT). He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM) between 2001 and 2007.
Simon Lepage Chief Financial Officer
Prior to his appointment at ODESIA, Mr. Lepage held positions in finance, with increasing responsibilities overtime, with a number of technology companies, including as the CFO of Kree Tech International Corporation (TSX-V : KT) between 2004 and 2008. He started his career as an auditor at Deloitte in 1996 before joining in 2001 Profilium Inc, as the corporate controller. Mr. Lepage also acted as a consultant (self-employed) in accounting and finance for various companies between 2001 and 2004, helping the presidents in different projects including the production of financial reports, budgets, financing and management.
M. Lepage has a large experience in corporate finance and in the management of public companies. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and finance with a “Great Distinction” mention from McGill University. He also is a member of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec where he served on various committees of that same Order.
Jacques Daigle General Manager, Europe
As a graduate of the University of Quebec at Montreal(UQAM) in Computer Management, Jacques DAIGLE began his career as a consultant specializing in developing information systems destined to business road mapping.Relocated in France since 1990, he participated in numerous projects in Business Intelligence, and as a parallel, he participated to the founding and development of BI companies such as ICOTECH EUROPE CONSEIL (1993 to 1998) and KMSI (2001 to 2005). Co-Founder of ODESIA Europe in 2006, an ODESIA Group subsidiary listed at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:ODS), he, since then, remains as the General Manager of ODESIA Europe.
