Pierre Renard

Pierre Renard has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Pierre most recently worked as the Business Consolidation Senior Director at SOITEC starting in 2023. Prior to that, they served as the CEO of Boréale Photonics from 2021 to 2022. Pierre also worked as the Senior Investment Management Director at Breaking Clouds from 2020 to 2022. In their role as CEO Asia at SYSPRO Asia from 2018 to 2019, Pierre launched a Channel Partners Program and drove the Digital Transformation with Manufacturers across Asia. Pierre also held the position of Principal Consultant at Trans-shore Consulting from 2009 to 2016, Chief Operations Officer at Sixtron Advanced Materials Inc. from 2005 to 2008, and Operations Vice President at Adsero Corp. from 2003 to 2005. Pierre's earlier experience includes roles such as Director of Worldwide Operations and Lean Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Consultant at PerkinElmer Inc., as well as Industrial Engineering Manager at STMicroelectronics and Process & Equipment Group Leader at Motorola.

Pierre Renard completed their Honors Degree in Electronics and Semiconductor from Ecole Superieure de Technology Electrique in 1990. Pierre then pursued an MSc in Operations Management from Coventry University in 1990-1991. In 1995-1996, Pierre attended APICS Northern Colorado, where they obtained a CPIM degree in Inventory Management. Later, from 2002 to 2004, they studied at Queen's University and earned an MBA, although the field of study is unspecified.