Leadership

Bernard Mariette, President & CEO

Bernard Mariette earned a Master’s in Management and an MBA from the University of Bradford in England. He began his career as a financial controller at Marks & Spencer Europe and then moved to L’Oréal and Timberland France & Spain before joining Quiksilver Inc.—first as Vice-President Europe (1994-1999), then as President Europe (1999-2005) and finally as President (2001 to 2008). Quiksilver Europe’s sales reached US$700 million in 2005, and Quiksilver Inc. achieved sales of US$2.4 billion in 2007. In 1994, only a handful of retailers carried Quiksilver’s products, but by 2007 a network of over 600 stores carried the line.

Éric D’Anjou, Senior Vice-President

Éric is Coalision’s co-founder and the catalyst for our vision of the Company and its brands over the long term. Eric is a recognized industry leader with in-depth knowledge of the market. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Snowsports Industry America (SIA).

Jean-Pierre Ferrandez, EVP – Mass Market

Jean-Pierre has been part of the Coalision story since the very beginning, serving as the first sales representative for the Orage brand. Before occupying his current position, Jean-Pierre served as Coalision’s VP of Sales and Marketing and then its EVP of Strategic Development. He is responsible for all activities related to the mass market.

Evelyn Trempe, EVP Products, Lolë

Evelyn is a co-founder of Coalision. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and is responsible for research and development for the Lolë brand. An avid sports enthusiast, she lives and breathes Coalision’s products.

François Goulet , EVP – Orage

Francois started his career in the sport industry as Vice President for the company summer sport inc. In 1999 he joined Rossignol Canada where he will stay more than 20 years. He will start as Vice President Sales and Marketing Canada. He was then appointed President of Rossignol Canada (1997-2003) and President North America (2006-2010). He succeeds to implement the brand as a leader of the industry and was part of the global strategy of the company.

Alain Nolet, EVP and COO/CFO

Alain joined Coalision in 1995 as Director of Operations. Alain is a Chartered Accountant (CA), and before joining Coalision he worked for Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, a leading accounting and consulting firm. Starting off in the audit group at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Alain went on to serve as a restructuring consultant for eight years for the firm. Immediately prior to joining Coalision, Alain worked as Finance Director at Kraft Foods Canada.

Pascal Aymar, General Manager, Coalision SAS

Pascal joined Coalision in September 2009 to oversee the development of Coalision brands in Europe. Pascal is an industry veteran with over 25 years experience with industry leaders such as Salomon, Scott and Reebok. Most recently, he was Reebok’s Vice-President Marketing Asia-Pacific. Prior to that, he served as Global Brand Director for the Salomon division of Adidas and Managing Director at Scott France.