CLAUDEL TCHOKONTE

Claudel is a versatile manager with over 20 years' experience. Thanks to his leadership skills, he quickly moved into positions of responsibility. First in the call center industry, he was Director of Call Center Operations at CAA-Quebec from 2004 to 2007. In 2008, he completed an MBA in Finance at HEC Montréal, then honed his expertise by obtaining the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in 2010, enabling him to transition to financial management positions: first as Financial Controller from 2010 to 2014 at Enercon Canada, where he managed multidisciplinary, multicultural, multi-site teams, then as CFO of Nouvelle Autoroute 30, as part of a public-private partnership with the Quebec Minister of Transport for the completion of Autoroute 30 between Châteauguay and Vaudreuil-Dorion. He is responsible for defining and executing an effective financial strategy, as well as implementing controls and management systems to run the company's operations.

Claudel is also an entrepreneur. In 2017, he founded Aquapiknik, a company whose mission is to offer nautical recreotourism activities; and since 2020 he has founded the firm Citi Conseils, which offers CFO services on demand, in performance management, financing, cash management, full accounting cycle, internal control, etc.

It's important for Claudel to be involved in the community, and since 2012, he has sat on various boards, including CARI Saint-Laurent, a social and economic reception and referral center for immigrants, of which he was Treasurer until 2019; and since 2020, he has been Treasurer of the Suroît Hospital Foundation.