{"id":15890,"date":"2023-05-16T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evol.ca\/?post_type=pressroom-post&#038;p=15890"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:44:59","slug":"geraldine-martin-appointed-ceo-of-evol","status":"publish","type":"pressroom-post","link":"https:\/\/www.evol.ca\/en\/press-room\/geraldine-martin-appointed-ceo-of-evol\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00e9raldine Martin appointed CEO of Evol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Montreal, May 16, 2023<\/strong>. The board of directors of Evol is pleased to announce the appointment of G\u00e9raldine Martin as CEO appointed after a rigorous selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 25 years of experience in management, entrepreneurship, economic development and communications in the business community, G\u00e9raldine Martin has distinguished herself for her many accomplishments and the personal qualities and values she embodies, which are central to Evol\u2019s mission. Among her recent accomplishments, Ms. Martin launched many aid programs for entrepreneurs, such as the open innovation program at the Ville de Montr\u00e9al. This program enables emerging businesses to test innovative solutions in a business context in partnership with established organizations and is designed to support projects that will have an impact on the sustainable transformation of Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had the mandate to select a high-calibre candidate to pursue Evol\u2019s mission to support the development of diversified, inclusive entrepreneurship in the 17 regions of Quebec, specifically businesses that want to have a positive impact on society,\u201d said Alain-Olivier Desbois, interim Chair of the Board. \u201cWith the firm belief that entrepreneurship is both an economic and social lever and with impressive, varied, and complementary experience, G\u00e9raldine Martin was clearly the perfect person for the job. Plus, with her participative leadership style focused on trust and collaboration, we are confident she will preserve Evol\u2019s unique Opal culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a master\u2019s degree in finance from Universit\u00e9 Paris II Assas and a passion for communications, G\u00e9raldine Martin combined her two distinctive strengths and quickly carved out a place for herself in financial communications. With recognized media experience since her 2000 arrival in Quebec, in 2013 G\u00e9raldine Martin became the first woman in the history of the newspaper <em>Les Affaires<\/em> to be appointed editor-in-chief. She then tackled the challenge of creating the first entrepreneurship directorate with the Ville de Montr\u00e9al, a position she held until joining Evol. She will assume her duties on June 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more enthusiastic to be joining the Evol team,\u201d G\u00e9raldine Martin said. \u201cThe organization\u2019s mission is a great source of inspiration to me, particularly the idea of having a positive impact on society while fostering diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurship. Throughout my career, I wanted to make a big difference to the trajectory of entrepreneurs. To work in a Quebec-wide organization that combines economic and social considerations is fully in line with my values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The board of directors would like to thank the Evol team and particularly Chantal Thieblin Goffoz and Vicky Marchand, who have been working in an interim capacity since the beginning of March and who will continue to do so until the new CEO assumes her duties on June 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-30\">\u201430\u2014<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information:<br><\/strong>Arnaud Berbery<br>1 844 523-7767, est. 271<br><span \n                data-original-string='cBWRlCx0QLgSOFhop4p6ew==eb6yswcOejWeNSAxnaxka0V1z2ZEgTQaDpzdPcwHi2tgbY='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. 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