Anges Québec Capital appoints new vice president of investments
Pierre Chadi at the helm of a team of seasoned managers
Montreal, October 27, 2015 – The Anges Québec Capital management team welcomes Pierre Chadi, an experienced businessperson and leader in the field of information technology.
In his role as vice president of investments, Mr. Chadi’s main responsibility will be to oversee and prepare the investments made by the Anges Québec Capital Fund and make sure they are properly managed.
As former Eastern Canada director at Microsoft, where he worked for 19 years in business development, he is an important addition to the management team. He has a strong background in coaching, supporting, and directing young IT companies and has helped new entrepreneurs with advice on growth and marketing planning strategies. He has also served as instructor for Anges Québec, where he presented the “Lead Investor” training course to prepare investors in the understanding of their roles in their investment projects.
From a financial point of view, Mr. Chadi has also managed the investment portfolios of six Canadian business software companies, where he held various board of directors positions. Lastly, Pierre Chadi brings extensive communications experience to the table. He served as spokesperson for all Microsoft products and solutions and for the Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST) for some 10 years.
Quotes
“The announcement of this appointment is great news not only for the board of directors and sponsors of Anges Québec Capital, but also for all the companies that benefit from its services. His experience will help bring our organization a lot of success. On behalf of myself and the rest of my team, I’d like to welcome him to Anges Québec.”
– Serge Gouin, chair of the Anges Québec Capital board of directors
“I feel very privileged to be associated with Anges Québec Capital to help them pursue what I consider to be a very honorable mission. I am very motivated to work toward growing this fund that generates and supports an increasing number of entrepreneurial initiatives.”
– Pierre Chadi, new vice president of investments, Anges Québec Capital
“We are delighted that Mr. Chadi is joining Anges Québec Capital. The fact that we are able to attract someone of this caliber to our fund management team demonstrates not only how important it is to support startup companies, but also Pierre Chadi’s dedication to putting his experience to work for the entrepreneurial cause.”
– François Gilbert, president of Anges Québec and Anges Québec Capital
About the Anges Québec Capital Fund
Anges Québec Capital is an investment fund set up to financially support the members of Anges Québec. Sponsored primarily by the Quebec government, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, and Investissement Québec, the fund supports the angels who invest in innovative Quebec businesses in the seed or startup phase. This joint effort by angels and fund sponsors results in $85 million being made available to entrepreneurs, allowing them to benefit from more substantial financial leverage in order to considerably grow their business.
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