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GOUVERNANCE

MICK ADAMS

CEO

CEng, MICE, MA (Engineering), MBA

Has over 40 years of business experience in the development and financing of major projects and new business initiatives in both sponsor and advisory roles, having worked for several multinational corporations and advisory firms. He is a past Chairman of the Shanghai Chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Mick holds an MBA from  INSEAD (Fontainebleau) and a Masters degree in Engineering from Cambridge University.

MICHAEL ADAMS
CEO
CEng, MICE, MA (Engineering), MBA

ALEXIS CLARK

CFO
Alexis is seasoned professional with over 20 years international finance experience. Previously a Co-Founder/CEO of an ASX listed Energy company and finance professional with significant experience in a number of leading companies. With strong leadership and industry experience, capital raising skills, financial modelling, entrepreneurial initiative, and transactional experience. He commenced his career at PWC and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Patersons/Cannacord in equity research covering the Australian energy sector. In addition to this he has a background in institutional banking & finance responsible for the origination and execution of structured finance transactions for Infrastructure, Resources and Energy companies. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics from the University of Adelaide and Chartered Accounting and CFA qualifications.
ALEXIS CLARK
CFO

STEPHANE BLANCHETTE

CRHA-CHRP

Chief Human Resources Officer

Stephane Blanchette is a transformational HR leader with over 25 years of experience catalyzing organizational success across startups and large enterprise organizations. He brings solid technical insight and a keen ability to align tangible strategies with long-term corporate objectives. Throughout his career, Stephane has been heavily involved in business transformations, mergers and acquisitions, and building efficient organizational designs and cultures from scratch mostly for manufacturing and BTB services companies.

Stephane holds a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Relations from Laval University in Quebec City, Canada.

STEPHANE BLANCHETTE
Chief Human Resources Officer CRHA-CHRP

DANIELE FREGONESE

Vice-président principal des ventes et du marketing

Doctorat (science des polymères)

Daniele a plus de 20 ans d’expérience dans le marketing, les ventes et la R&D en Europe et en Asie. Avant de rejoindre AEM, Daniele était responsable du marketing mondial chez Almatis GmbH et Evonik Industries. Auparavant, Daniele était président de Degussa NTECH en Italie, où il a développé les activités de l’entreprise à l’international avec un fort accent sur l’Asie. Daniele apporte une vaste expérience dans les secteurs des matériaux et de la chimie et possède une solide expérience en matière de lancements de produits réussis pour augmenter les revenus, de développement et d’exécution de stratégies commerciales et de marketing et d’expansion des opérations des services marketing. Il est titulaire d’un doctorat en science des polymères et a suivi une formation commerciale en marketing et finance à la London Business School et à l’Oxford Business School. Daniele est italien de naissance mais a passé une grande partie de sa vie professionnelle en Allemagne et est actuellement basé près de Francfort.

Daniele Fregonese
Vice-président principal des ventes et du marketing
Doctorat (science des polymères)

EBRAHIM ALIZADEH

(Senior Vice President for R&D and Technical Services
Plus de 15 ans d’expérience en ingénierie, principalement en recherche et développement. A passé plus de 9 ans à travailler sur tous les aspects de la production HPA avec Orbite et plus récemment chez AEM.

Ebrahim Alizadeh
Senior Vice President for R&D and Technical Services

SYLVAIN SEYER

Senior Vice President for Production and Asset Management
Ingénieur chimiste, avec plus de 35 ans d’expérience dans la production métallurgique, la conception d’usines et la mise en service d’usines. Spécialiste des procédés avec des compétences reconnues en ingénierie de projets complexes ou innovants, conception et implantation de nouvelles technologies, développement, mise en service et optimisation de procédés, dont la mise en service de l’usine AEM Cap-Chat.

SYLVAIN SEYER
Senior Vice President for Production and Asset Management

BELKACEM EL IDRISSI

AQ globale

BSc (chimie industrielle),
MSc (Environnement & Industrie)

18 ans d’expérience dans des laboratoires d’analyses commerciaux et privés au Maroc, en France et au Canada ; dont 3 ans pour Orbite et dernièrement chez AEM.

Belkacem El Idrissi
AQ globale
BSc (chimie industrielle),
MSc (Environnement & Industrie)

Mick Adams

Group CEO

CEng, MICE, MA (Engineering), MBA

Has over 40 years of business experience in the development and financing of major projects and new business initiatives in both sponsor and advisory roles, having worked for several multinational corporations and advisory firms. He is a past Chairman of the Shanghai Chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Mick holds an MBA from  INSEAD (Fontainebleau) and a Masters degree in Engineering from Cambridge University.

Erick Labrie

Human Resources Manager

Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resources)

Specialized in management, staffing and labour relations, Erick has worked for 20 years within the Government of Quebec (Ministry of Public Security), mainly as a manager and human resources generalist.  He joined the AEM team in May 2022 after honing his skills in organizational leadership at Harvard Business School and in international recruitment. The diversity of his background allows him to have a global vision of the company and to properly advise the management team.  Erick has a human approach based on respect and communication