Yves A. Sicard

Yves A. Sicard is a Managing Partner & Executive Vice-President at Oaklins Eastern Canada. He brings over 20 years of both transactional and c-suite level experience. He began his career in Mergers & Acquisitions with Citibank in New York and Paris, followed by Crédit Lyonnais Securities in London (UK). He also serves as Vice President, Europe M&A, at Quebecor World (NYSE: IQW), before joining Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) as the CFO Europe for Goldman Sachs' real estate private equity funds. In 2001, he moved on to become the CEO of growth companies, including Alliance ArtQuest (TSX: AQ.B); founder and CEO of a venture-backed "clean tech" company; and CEO of a new subsidiary of Quebecor Media.

Yves holds a Bachelor in Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Common Law (LL.B.) from McGill University, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.