Our Leadership

Renée Bergeron serves as Chief Operating Officer, AppDirect. She leads the world’s largest B2B technology services marketplace, where she oversees AppSmart’s strategy, sales, marketing, service delivery and business development initiatives. Prior to joining AppSmart, she served as Senior Vice President of the Global Cloud Division at Ingram Micro, where she grew revenues to over $1 billion over 9 years and led the $300 million IT Services Solutions business at Fujitsu America. A thought-leader in the technology industry for more than 25 years and a channel veteran, she’s been recognized for her industry contributions with awards including CRN’s Most Powerful Women in the Channel for eight years running, as well as CRN Channel Chief, CDN Top 20 Women in IT, Canada, the Channelnomics Influencers Award, Diversity Journal Women Worth Watching and more.

Cassie Bowe has over a decade of experience in energy across a range of technologies and functional roles. She joined EIP in 2017 and is now a partner on the investment team leading investments in multiple areas of the energy transition. Prior to joining EIP, Ms. Bowe worked for 5 years at SunPower, one of the largest global solar companies, in policy and strategy. At SunPower she was responsible for global market analysis, legal and regulatory assessment, and new country entry. She has also gained operating experience at energy storage, micro-grid and energy asset management startups in business development and finance roles. Ms. Bowe holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a BA in Economics from Harvard University, and was selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy (2018).

Pierre Nelis is Chief Operating Officer at Inno-Centre, where he advises innovative SMEs and early-stage technology companies in the pursuit of their growth and performance objectives. Throughout his career, Mr. Nelis has worked in a variety of fields, for companies such as Tecsult (engineering consulting), Groupe Noranda, and Bristol Myers Squibb (pharmaceuticals), eventually ending up at special effects software pioneer Softimage, which was later acquired by Microsoft. Pierre is Chair of the Board of the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of Simactive and EVLO Energy.

Richard Cherney is a senior partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets & Securities and Private Equity practices at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. He advises public and private companies, including Alimentation Couche-Tard (Circle K), New Look Vision Group, the Kaycan group of companies and Air Canada, on their most important transactions, investments and capital raising. He served as a director of several public companies, including Le Château and is also chairman of The Montréal General Hospital Foundation. A long-time member of Davies’ Management Committee, he was Managing Partner in the Montréal office from 2000 to 2015. Mr. Cherney is also a key adviser to a number of national investment dealers regarding public and private financings. He is currently director and counsel of New Look Vision Group, director of Uniboard Canada and ExCellThera, and chairman of the Board of Mackinnon Bennett & Company and eStruxture Data Centers.

Philippe Bonin is Chief Financial Officer at Talent.com, a global job search engine and recruitment platform, with operations in 15 countries. Prior to joining Talent.com, he was Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Corporate Development at Cogeco Inc., a leading North American telecommunications provider, where he led a number of significant M&A transactions and organic growth initiatives. He also held senior leadership positions with organizations in various industries such as TC Transcontinental, Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec and Ernst & Young. Philippe is a CPA and holds an MBA from McGill University.

Erik Brien-Wright is a Partner in the Mid-Market Growth Capital Team at Export Development Canada which seeks to invest in high growth Canadian based mid-market businesses. His experience spans investment management, corporate finance, private equity, and real estate development with experience at National Bank Financial, Astrolabe Financial, Export Development Canada, and having co-founded Lion Trade Ltd – a multi-residential real estate development firm. He currently serves as a Board Member for E2ip Technologies, and Kinova Robotics. Erik is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a finance specialty from the Telfer School of Management.