Jean Champagne, General Manager, has more than 20 years of international experience in the fields of telecommunications and IP networking.

At Nortel, Mr. Champagne held progressively senior roles over two decades, notably as Director of Business Development (Paris), Vice-President of the Bell Canada (BCE) account team, and Senior Vice-President of the Optical Networks global business unit. For both enterprise and service provider markets on five continents, Mr. Champagne developed new business strategies and commercial engagements.

Most recently, Mr. Champagne led Avestor’s commercial and marketing efforts in the telecommunications industry, establishing a clear and concise go-to-market strategy that translated itself into revenues of unprecedented growth.

Mr. Champagne is a graduate of HEC Montreal in Business Administration and International Marketing. He has also completed specialized programs at the International Center for Research and Studies in Management (CIREM-HEC) and at the Richard Ivey School of Business.