Jacques Bernier

Senior Vice-President, Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Industrial Innovations since

Jacques Bernier joined the Solidarity Fund QFL in May 2004. He has been Senior Vice-President, Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Industrial Innovations since February 21, 2005, and serves on the Investment Management Committee in this capacity.

An engineering graduate from École Polytechnique in 1979, Mr. Bernier is behind the creation of the Centre d'innovation industrielle de Montréal. He was also CEO of BGH Planning, a software manufacturer, and co-founder and Vice-President of OMVPE Technologies, a manufacturer of semi-conductors.

Mr. Bernier also helped found Téléport de Montréal, a Québec beacon in the telecommunications sector, and served as its president from 1987 to 2002. Before joining the Solidarity Fund QFL, he was President of Megapoint, a holding company in the high-tech sector, and Chairman of the Board of LxSix Photonics, a leader in new production processes in fibre-optic communications and optical sensors.

Over the past 25 years, Mr. Bernier has demonstrated his expertise—both in Canada and the U.S.—in launching businesses, financial engineering, business development, investment valuation, prospecting for new markets and defining innovative business strategies.