
Senior Management
Barry Schwartz, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Schwartz is responsible for the creation of the strategic course of the Company.
Mr. Schwartz has been a professional investor/manager for over 30 years. In that period Mr. Schwartz was Senior Vice-President of CEMP Investments Ltd. and President, Chief Operating Officer and a shareholder of Claridge Properties Ltd., investment vehicles for of the Bronfman family, heirs to the Seagram distilling fortune. Mr. Schwartz sat on the Management Committee of the Claridge group of companies. In that capacity he was involved in investments in some of Canada's most notable corporations including Cadillac-Fairview, McLeod, Young, Weir (now Scotia McLeod), and Cineplex Odeon.
bschwartz@sonomax.com
Nick Laperle, LL.B., President and Founder
Mr. Laperle is a dynamic entrepreneur who is a lawyer by training and expert in hearing healthcare by experience.
He is the eldest son of Mary Jane Gaudet, a pioneer in the Quebec hearing aid industry and an owner of dispensing clinics since 1963, and has had the opportunity to learn and work in the space from an early age. The result of his extensive knowledge and contact base within the industry is a tremendous asset in his ability to lead and grow Sonomax. It has also served him well in his Board role at the Deafness Research Foundation, in the United States. Mr. Laperle's efforts have established Sonomax as a respected player in hearing protection and he is currently making a name for the Company in the broader hearing healthcare and communications markets. Mr. Laperle is responsible Business development, Investor Relations and Public relations.
nlaperle@sonomax.com
Dennis Jewitt, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Jewitt is a seasoned operations expert with more than 25 years of experience, with particular expertise in creating the management tools for, and the successful execution of, corporate business plans.
Mr. Jewitt's results- based approach to management was most recently utilized by SnowBear®, an international manufacturer with 400 employees and annual sales of $70 million. Another mandate of note was his management and leadership of Gentra Canada Inc. where he transformed the "under water" portfolio of Royal Trustco to where it was trading at a three-quarter billion dollar market capitalization at the time of his departure. Diane Francis of The Financial Post credited Mr. Jewitt with being the driving force behind the initiative, and characterized it as being a noteworthy Canadian success story. Mr. Jewitt holds a B. Comm. and is a Chartered Accountant.
Adam Schwartz, BA, Executive Vice President
Mr. Schwartz has co-founded Sonomax in 1998.
His responsibilities at the Company have and continue to be Research and Development, Product Commercialization, Production, and the Implementation Training. His work at Sonomax has afforded him the opportunity to become very knowledgeable in the subject of hearing healthcare and he contributes regularly to the strategic planning at the Company. Mr. Schwartz is a graduate of McGill University.
aschwartz@sonomax.com
Alain Lavallée BSA, CMA, MBA Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Lavallée has an extensive background and expertise in Financial Statement Reporting, Budgeting, ERP Systems and Financial and Operational Accounting.
He was formerly the Financial Accounting Director for Parmalat, Dairy and Bakery Inc-Quebec Fluid Division from 2001-2006, and previously the Controller for Crane Canada Inc.
Alvin Schacter, CA., Consultant
Mr. Schacter was a partner at Schwartz Levitsky Feldman,
Chartered Accountants of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he served as Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to 2004. Prior to 1994, he was President of SLF Consultants, a division of Schwartz Levitsky Feldman.
Michael C. Turcot, B.Eng. Mech., MBA, P.Eng, Vice President Product, Research and Development
Mr. Turcot is a highly seasoned project engineer and operational expert.
He has successfully executed assignments around the world for such companies as Canadian Pacific Railway and Dominion Textiles. Mr. Turcot has 20 years of manufacturing management experience in a variety of state of the art environments. Mr. Turcot holds an engineering degree from Queens University and an MBA in operational management from McGill University. His is responsible for all Product Research and Development at Sonomax.
Philippe Chevalier, B.A., M.Sc., Director of Training & Accreditation
Mr. Chevalier is a professional educator and management skills coach
who has lectured at the University of Montreal's Business School and has set up training programs for such companies as Alcan, Pratt and Whitney, and the Cirque du Soleil. His work experience, in combination with his Master's degree in Health Care administration, makes him an ideal candidate to direct the creation and administration of Sonomax's Training programs.
Jérémie Voix, P.Eng., Ph.D, Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Voix is an Acoustic Engineer with field experience in industrial noise reduction projects.
He holds a Bachelor of Fundamental Physics from University of Lille (France) and a Master of Applied Sciences in Acoustics from Sherbrooke University Canada. He was recently granted his PhD from the École de Technologie Supérieure Montréal, Canada, with the mention "Excellent." Sonomax recently appointed him as Chief Technology Officer, where his role will include the Short term (tactical) and long term technology direction (strategic) as well as the Business-focused oversight of R&D.
Jocelyn Rowcliffe, B. Comm, Director of Sales
Ms. Rowcliffe is a dedicated sales professional with over 4 years Sonomax experience.
She has worked very closely with licensees, distributors and end-users in promoting and implementing the Sonomax Solution. Prior to joining Sonomax, she created new product marketing strategies for wireless internet at Ericsson Research Canada.
Jason Petrakis, B.A., Director of Production
Mr Petrakis is a highly experienced project engineer with extensive management experience.
He previously held a coveted position at Technicolor Canada where he excelled as Director of Production from 2000-2005 serving such clients as Walt Disney and Paramount Pictures exclusively for Canada.