Jacques L'Écuyer, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. L'Écuyer has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since the company’s inception in June 2000. Mr. L’Écuyer previously acted as the Pure Metals and Compounds Business Unit Manager within Noranda Inc. and, subsequently, ANRAD Corporation. Mr. L’Écuyer holds BS and MS degrees in metallurgical engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal and a PhD in materials science from the University of Birmingham in England.
David Langlois, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Langlois has nearly 20 years experience from the banking, financial and auditing sectors. Prior to joining 5N Plus in November 2009, Mr. Langlois was the Vice President of Corporate Accounting and Information Management at National Bank Financial, one of the top investment dealers in Canada. Mr. Langlois is a Chartered Accountant and holds a degree from the Université du Québec in Montréal.
Jean Bernier, General Manager
Mr. Bernier joined 5N Plus in 2007 and serves as General Manager of the Montréal head office and our German subsidiary 5N PV. During his more than 20 years experience in operations management and business management, Mr. Bernier held the position of Manager at ABB, Avestor Corporation Inc., BPB Westroc Inc., and Tioxide Americas, a division of ICI Chemicals. Mr. Bernier holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from the Université Laval in Québec City.
Marc Suys, Founder, Manager, Environment, Health and Safety
Mr. Suys has occupied various functions since the company’s inception, including Production Manager and Operations Manager, and currently serves as the Environment, Health and Safety Manager. Mr. Suys acted as the General Manager during the construction and commissioning of our subsidiary 5N PV and is one the key players responsible for its success. Mr. Suys holds BS and MS degrees in engineering physics from École Polytechnique de Montréal.
Nicholas Audet, Vice President
Mr. Audet joined 5N Plus in 2003 as Process Engineer. He was subsequently appointed Product Manager and then promoted to Manager of Research and Development. Previously, Mr. Audet acted as the lead engineer for EMS Technologies Inc. and as a Process Development Engineer for Amistar Technologies. Mr. Audet holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the Université Laval in Québec City as well a M.Eng. degree from the University of Victoria in British Columbia.
