Born in 1965, Éric Vachon is a Canadian business executive who has served as the President and CEO of Stella-Jones since 2019. Éric previously held various positions at the company, including Senior Vice President and CFO from 2012 to 2019, Vice President of Finance for U.S. Operations from 2008 to 2012, and Director of Treasury and Financial Reporting from 2007 to 2008. Prior to joining Stella-Jones, Vachon worked as a cost accountant at Marion Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals from 1992 to 1995 and as an auditor at Price Waterhouse from 1990 to 1992.
Éric Vachon completed a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) at Université de Montréal - HEC Montréal, with a focus in accounting. Éric also attended Maisonneuve College. Éric is certified as a CPA, CA.
Some direct reports include Jon Younce - VP, Utility Pole and U.S. Residential Lumber Procurement, Marcell Driessen - VP, Human Resources, and Michael Sylvester - SVP, Railway Ties.
Current role