Executive Biographies

Germain Lamonde

Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, EXFO Inc.

Germain Lamonde, a company founder, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of EXFO since its inception in 1985. He has also been Chairman of the Board since EXFO went public in 2000. Responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of EXFO, Mr. Lamonde has grown the company from the ground up into a global industry leader, both in the test and measurement, and systems and service assurance sectors.

Mr. Lamonde has served on the board of directors of several organizations such as the Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations, the POLE QCA Economic Development Corporation, the National Optics Institute of Canada (INO) and Université Laval, to name a few.

Germain Lamonde holds a bachelor’s degree in physics engineering from the University of Montreal’s School of Engineering (École Polytechnique), a master’s degree in optics from Université Laval in Quebec City, and is also a graduate of the Ivey Executive Management Program offered by the University of Western Ontario.

 

Pierre-Paul Allard

Senior Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Development, Avaya Inc.

Pierre-Paul Allard is Senior Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Development at Avaya Inc., a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions. As Chief Strategy Officer, Mr. Allard is responsible for all go-to-market strategy at Avaya, as well as leading the company's merger and acquisition (M&A), marketing, analyst relations and strategic alliance initiatives on a global basis.

Prior to joining Avaya in May 2012, Mr. Allard worked for 19 years at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he most recently held the position of Vice-President, Sales and Operations, Global Enterprise. Previously, Mr. Allard was President of Cisco Systems Canada, and before that he held various management roles at IBM Canada for 12 years.

Mr. Allard was appointed a member of EXFO's Board of Directors in September 2008 and has been a board member of many other technology companies in Canada and in the U.S.

In 2002, Mr. Allard co-chaired the Canadian e-Business Initiative, a private-public partnership aiming to measure the role e-business plays in increasing productivity levels, job creation and competitive position. In 1998, he was the laureate of the Arista-Sunlife Award, for Top Young Entrepreneur in Large Enterprise, by the Montreal Chamber of Commerce. In 2003, he received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, which highlights significant contributions to Canada. In the same year, he was also awarded the prestigious Trudeau Medal from the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management.

Pierre-Paul Allard holds a bachelor's and master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa, in Canada.

Darryl Edwards

Corporate Director

Darryl Edwards was appointed a member of EXFO’s Board of Directors in September 2011. He brings to EXFO more than 30 years of telecommunications experience gained from a number of senior executive leadership positions.

Mr. Edwards is the President and CEO of ECI Telecom, a leading provider of access and transport network solutions. Prior to this, Mr. Edwards was the Chairman of the Board for MACH, a leading provider of hub-based mobile communication solutions. He was also an advisor to private equity firm Warburg Pincus, the majority shareholder in MACH, on telecommunications-related topics. Mr. Edwards was also Chief Executive Officer of AIRCOM International, successfully leading the company through business transformation and onto business sale.

Mr. Edwards was with Nortel Networks for 17 years, where he held various executive officer positions, including President of Global Sales (Carrier Networks) and President of EMEA. He also was the Chief Executive Officer for two of Nortel’s key joint ventures, first in the Middle East and later in Germany. Prior to his time at Nortel, Mr. Edwards spent 13 years at GEC-Plessey Telecommunications where he worked in engineering, quality assurance and international sales.

Mr. Edwards has held a number of chairs, including Chairman of the Board of Nortel’s interests in Turkey, Nortel Netas, which was listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. He also was a member of the Advisory Counsel to the Turkish government between 2004 and 2008, and previously served on the UK Government Broadband Stakeholders Group and the Information Age Partnership.

Darryl Edwards holds a Higher National Certificate (Physics) from Birmingham Polytechnic in the UK.

Guy Marier

Corporate Director

President of Bell Québec between 1999 and 2003, Guy Marier completed his successful 33-year career at Bell as Executive Vice-President of the Project Management Office, before retiring at the end of 2003. He has been serving as EXFO Director since January 2004.

From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Marier headed Bell Canada International's investments and projects in Saudi Arabia and, for the three following years, served as President of Télébec. He then returned to the parent company to hold various senior management positions.

Guy Marier holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Montreal and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Université du Québec à Montréal.

Claude Séguin

Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development and Strategic Investments, CGI Group Inc.

Claude Séguin was appointed a member of EXFO’s Board of Directors in February 2013. He brings to EXFO nearly 30 years of corporate, financial, executive and provincial government experience gained through senior management positions in major corporations and government departments.

Mr. Séguin is currently Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development and Strategic Investments at CGI, a global leader in information technology and business process services. In this position, he is responsible for all merger and acquisition activities. Prior to joining CGI in 2003, he served as President of CDP Capital—Private Equity, and prior to this position, he served as Teleglobe Inc.’s Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a position that he held from 1992 to 2000. Mr. Séguin also has extensive senior-level government experience, having served as Deputy Finance Minister of the Province of Québec from 1987 to 1992, in addition to Assistant Deputy Finance Minister and Assistant Director of Social Programs at the Quebec Treasury Board.

In 2010, Mr. Séguin was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of COM DEV International Ltd., a leading manufacturer of space hardware subsystems. He is also a member of the boards of HEC Montréal and Centraide of Greater Montreal.

Claude Séguin graduated from HEC Montréal and earned a Master’s and a Ph.D. in public administration from Syracuse University in the state of New York.

Randy E. Tornes

Head of Sales, Juniper Networks

Randy E. Tornes was appointed a member of EXFO’s Board of Directors in February 2013. He brings to EXFO nearly 30 years of telecommunications experience gained through senior management positions at leading network equipment manufacturers.

Mr. Tornes is Head of Sales (AT&T account) at Juniper Networks, a worldwide leader in high-performance networking and telecommunications equipment. In this position, he is responsible for all sales of Juniper products to AT&T. Prior to joining Juniper Networks in May 2012, he spent two years at Ericsson, where he was Vice-President Sales (AT&T account). Previous to that position, he worked for Nortel for 26 years, holding various sales management positions, including Vice-President Sales, GSM Americas.

Mr. Tornes also served as member of the Board of Governors at 3G Americas LLC.

Randy E. Tornes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business—Organizational Development and Production and Operations Management, from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.