Supremex Inc., Montreal, Que., Canada, a manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of stock and custom envelopes and packaging and specialty products, this past week announced the appointment of Bertrand Jolicoeur as CFO and corporate secretary.
"We are pleased to welcome Bertrand to a management team that is growing to meet the needs of our expanding business. As a seasoned financial executive with extensive experience in all matters related to business strategy, M&A, and integration, his contribution will be vital as we continue executing our long-term growth and diversification strategy," said Stewart Emerson, president and CEO of Supremex.
Jolicoeur has more than 30 years of experience as a senior financial executive and corporate controller for both large privately held and publicly traded companies. Most recently, he was VP and CFO of Sanimax Industries Inc., a privately held rendering company with 1,200 employees in Canada, the U.S., and Brazil. Before joining Sanimax in 2008, Jolicoeur held various positions in corporate finance for publicly held multi-divisional and international manufacturing companies. He started his accounting career at KPMG in 1985 and holds a bachelor of commerce, finance, and accounting from McGill University and a CPA (CA) designation.
Supremex is the only national envelope manufacturer in Canada, with facilities across seven provinces and three facilities in the U.S, It employs approximately 780 people. Supremex' growing footprint allows it to efficiently manufacture and distribute products tailored to the specifications of major corporations, national resellers, government entities, as well as paper merchants, statement processors and solutions providers.