The management team of EKOMINI Inc. is made up of parents who are experts in the fields of education, game development, information technology, product design, marketing and finance.
PHILIPPE RACINE (philippe@ekomini.com)
FOUNDER AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Philippe has demonstrated a unique ability to develop and execute remarkable ideas in various areas of web solutions. In the last 15 years, he successfully co-founded DTI, a software company dedicated to in-flight entertainment. He created iVision (Nasdaq IVIG), a data mining company sold to Bear Bay Holding when data mining was in its infancy. Philippe also designed and built an online B2B platform for Transcontinental Media that connects professionals around the world. This solution was used for the launch of www.francepme.fr, the largest B2B commercial platform in France, as well as www.sbnetwork.ch, the Swiss Business Network.
The father of two lovely girls, Philippe is concerned about our youngest generation’s financial literacy. Insight combined with research led him to create the solution that the team EKOMINI® is now pleased to offer to parents with an active interest in the financial education of their children.
CAM GENTILE (cam@ekomini.com)
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Cam Gentile is the business manager of the EKOMINI® project.
Prior to joining the company, Cam was Executive Vice-President, Organizational Development and Change Management at Gildan Activewear Inc. He has over thirty years’ experience in senior management roles at Domtar Inc., Transcontinental Printing Inc., Paperboard Industries International Inc. and Uniboard Canada Inc.
He is currently a member of the Order of Engineers of Quebec, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Institute of Graphic Communications, as well as Vice-President and member of the Board of Directors of Village Theatre in Hudson, Quebec.
GUY M. PRESSAULT (guy@ekomini.com)
VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING
Guy Pressault is responsible for the marketing, communications and sales of the EKOMINI® project.
With a career spanning more than three decades, Guy has created and managed advertising campaigns, developed promotions and produced direct marketing programs both online and off for local and global brands in retail, packaged goods, service industries, and government agencies both here and abroad.
In 1998, he cofounded SysDem, one of the first providers of electronic marketing services and acted as its CEO. The start-up quickly evolved to become one of the first secure document delivery providers on the Web.
Over the last three years, Guy acted as Account Director for a Montreal-based advertising agency, managing the marketing and communications of Ford Canada and the Ford Dealer Association.
NGUYEN HOAN HOANG (hoan@ekomini.com)
DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Nguyen Hoan Hoang is an electronic engineer and the technology manager of the EKOMINI® project.
Hoan has designed software and hardware solutions in the fields of telecom, medical, video and image processing for many companies including Leco Instruments, NMS Communications, and Stellate. He led teams that developed real-time embedded systems for video processing, ATM Ring network technology as well as software for brain wave analysis.
More recently, Hoan founded I-SYST, a company involved in the development of microprocessor and DSP-based hardware and software products for consumer and industrial applications, where the core application for EKOMINI® was developed.
JÉRÔME BOUSQUET (jerome@ekomini.com)
DIRECTOR, ONLINE DEVELOPMENT AND SALES
Jérôme Bousquet is responsible for the content development and production of the EKOMINI® education platform and the website and Online Sales.
Jérôme brings a world-view perspective to the EKOMINI® project. Having worked in Europe and North America, he has acquired 10 years of solid technical computing expertise, project management, entrepreneurial and business development skills. He started his career by founding his own web agency in Paris and acting as its technical manager. As a software consultant for Qualigram Business Processes, he traveled extensively throughout Europe for 3 years, training various companies on Business Process Management Solutions and methodology.
Upon arriving in Montréal, he created and managed the distribution of Qualigram Software for North America (Sales, training, consulting and technical support). He then moved on to become Business Development Manager at an IT consulting firm of nearly 200 consultants.
DR DANIEL RACINE (Daniel@ekomini.com)
WRITER, DESIGNER AND ACADEMIC CONSULTANT
Daniel is responsible for planning, writing and designing the content of the EKOMINI® platform.
Daniel has an extensive academic career, with a Ph.D. from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as post graduate degrees from Laval University, Sherbrooke University and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. During his long professional career in education, Daniel was called upon by the Quebec Department of Education to serve on a committee of le Conseil supérieur de l'Éducation for 6 years (1977-1983) and was a member of French Curriculum Committee (1998-2000) for the current educational renewal.
GENEVIÈVE NADEAU (genevieve@ekomini.com)
DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND FOUNDATIONS SALES
Geneviève Nadeau is responsible for the day-to-day financial management of the company.
Geneviève has acted as a financial management coach and consultant for companies such as Vertical Turbine Eolienne, Pharmalaser, Biomod, MetaFoam Software, Shopmedia and Tecnar, among others. She has assumed, at different stages, the responsibility of financial planning and forecasting, accounting reorganization and policy, systems implementation and private equity funding.
Her knowledge of the financial world is at the very core of EKOMINI, making her contributions an invaluable asset to the team.
