Elena Pavel, CPA

Elena Pavel, CPA has a diverse work experience in various finance-related roles. Elena is currently the Head of Finance at Brightspark Ventures, a position they began in January 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Finance at the same company from December 2020 to December 2021. Before joining Brightspark Ventures, Elena worked at KPMG where they started as a Stagiaire en Audit in May 2014 and held several positions including Staff Accountant from January 2016 to October 2017, Senior Accountant from October 2017 to September 2019, and finally as Manager in the KPMG Entreprise Audit department from October 2019 to December 2020. Elena also gained valuable experience as the Directrice des Finances at Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal from September 2018 to October 2020. Elena's earlier work experience includes a role as an ASGP - Agent de soutien à la gestion de portefeuille at BMO Groupe Financier - BMO Financial Group from June 2012 to July 2015.

Elena Pavel, CPA, completed their education at HEC Montréal. Elena first earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Accounting from 2011 to 2014. Following that, they obtained a DESS (Diplôme d’Études Supérieures Spécialisées) in Accounting from HEC Montréal as well, completing it in 2016. Additionally, Elena has acquired various certifications such as the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation from the Ordre des CPA du Québec. Elena also completed a seminar on governance offered by the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal. The specific dates of their certification accomplishments are not provided in the information given.