About Stéphane Boisvert

Stéphane Boisvert belongs to the new generation of managers who enjoy challenging the status quo. A dynamic leader with a strategic change management approach, he is driven by a desire to resolve complex business issues and a focus on continually improving customer service.

Acknowledged for his disciplined approach, excellent overall technological knowledge and ability to rally team members around a shared goal, Mr. Boisvert is a manager who promotes a participatory leadership culture while paying particular attention to training future leaders.

His career in the technology sector began in 1985 when he was hired by IBM as a commercial accounts manager. He quickly stood out and played a critical role in IBM's $30 million investment in NetGen, a program created to support technology start-ups across the country. Success quickly followed, and barely a year later his business unit increased its revenues from $12 million to $150 million.

In 2002, Sun Microsystems offered Stéphane a challenge that he was unable to resist: to turn around the corporation's activities in Canada. In a mere three years, he completely revamped the operations of the Canadian division, as a result of which it moved from 14th place to 1st place in terms of profitability and earnings growth. In 2005, Mr. Boisvert moved to California, where he led a specialized Sun Microsystems group dedicated to the integration of international acquisitions.

In August 2006, Mr. Boisvert was named President of Bell Canada's Enterprise group. In this position, he is responsible for leveraging the group's market value proposition and maximizing the financial performance of its various business units, notably through the addition of professional and consulting services.

Mr. Boisvert currently sits on the Board of Directors of Wellspring, an organization dedicated to offering support to cancer victims with numerous centres in Ontario. He is also a member of the boards of the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation and the Fondation de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine. In 2000, Mr. Boisvert was named to Canada's prestigious "Top 40 under 40" list of successful businesspeople.

A Montréal native, Mr. Boisvert holds a degree from McGill University. He has two children, to whom he devotes considerable time despite his undeniably heavy workload.