Executive Committee

Serial innovator and disruptor, who combines the creativity and risk-taking of a digital media entrepreneur.

She is able to analyze complex issues, anticipate challenges, and apply sound judgement and creativity in forging mutually beneficial outcomes.

Experienced educator and digital champion, driven by a passion to expand access to top-quality learning resources to French-speakers and their communities.

A business degree from McGill University, he also holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario (better known today as Ivey Business School). Throughout his career, Sylvain has worked as a programmer, medical representative and consultant before turning to finance. He is a Chartered Accountant (CPA-CMA) and Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), he has practiced in the pharmaceutical industry, retail and financial services. Analytical "by nature", Sylvain continues to perfect his learning and expand his knowledge, which he enjoys sharing with his colleagues.

A manager in the media world for more than 40 years, Claude began his career at Videotron in Montreal where he worked there for 27 years, accumulating various positions in operations management, marketing and programming as supervisor, director and then Vice- President. He then worked as Senior Director of Programming, Communication and Marketing for TFO in Toronto, Strategic Advisor to the President at RDS and finally Director of Programming at Pelmorex / Météomédia. A great admirer of Francophone communities across Canada, whom he has come to know since his years at TFO's Programming Department in 2008, Claude has become by heart and by choice a convinced Franco-Ontarian since 2015 and now lives in Alexandria in Eastern Ontario where he is increasingly involved in this community. He has returned to TFO to provide senior content management at TFO since last November.

A fearless executive champion of the creative process, an innovative risk taker and master producer of digital content.

Over 30 years of technological experience in leadership, management and education. Al is passionate about the human factor and the role neuroscience plays at all levels to ignite engagement, creativity, innovation and operational excellence . Al brings a culture around analytics, intelligence and lifelong learning to develop new technologies that meet the needs of new products and user experiences in fun, creative and innovative ways. data, service excellence & operations and digital transformations. Every challenge and an opportunity to innovate!

Michelle Séguin has been at TFO since June 2019 in several strategic positions, which include finance, human resources, legal, and support to the board of directors. Michelle is a strategic and experienced change management leader who has worked in large, multi-stakeholder environments under intense public scrutiny. She has over twenty-five years of senior management experience in the public sector as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Risk Officer at the Ontario Deposit Insurance Corporation, Chief Administrative Officer and Vice-President of Legal Aid Ontario and as Director, Finance and Treasurer of the City of Oakville. Ms. Séguin has been at TFO since June 2019 in several strategic positions, which include Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Support to the Board of Directors.

Poonam has lived and worked in several countries including Mauritius, where she is from, UK, Ireland and now Canada. Its international perspective will naturally be integrated into that of TFO, which is already solidly enriched by a great deal of expertise and a cultural diversity from more than twenty countries of the international Francophonie. An expert in human resources who has worked in renowned technological structures such as Ceridian and other well-established music and visual arts institutions such as Socan, Poonam brings with her a knowledge of the field and an in-depth approach to the workplace.