André J. P. Couillard
Vice President, Executive Search, Optimum Talent
André J. P. Couillard is Vice-President of "Optimum Talent Executive Search". From 1998 to 2011, he worked as Associate and Associate Director for three national/international executive search firms, in Ottawa and in Montreal. His previous business experience includes executive positions in Operations and Human Resources for national and international corporations, including Sears Canada, Le Château Stores, Shirmax, Henry Birks and Sons Ltd., and Bell Canada. Former President and member of the Board of Directors of the Regroupement des gens d’affaires de la Capitale nationale (Ottawa), he was/is a board member or member of the advisory committee for several organizations, including the Montreal Kidney Foundation, the Conseil québécois du commerce de détail, Le refuge des jeunes de Montréal, The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation, and was a founding member of Destination Centre-ville (Montréal). Mr. Couillard has been a member of the IRCM Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2009, and is a member of the Audit Committee, as well as the ad hoc Recruitment Committee.