The Pillars Announce President And COO Of Hewitt Equipment Limited As A Participant In Their Executive Brief On May 21, 2015

The Pillars are pleased to announce the third of three CEO’s who will be participating at the executive brief on Thursday, May 21 at the Holiday Inn Pointe-Claire from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM. This brief is hosted by The Pillars, a Montreal based organizational development consulting firm and the topic of the morning will be, “What it will take to be an effective leader in 2020?”

Caroline Samne, co-founder and senior partner of The Pillars comments, “Stéphane Guérin is President and Chief Operating Officer of Hewitt Equipment Limited. He has executive responsibility for the overall Sales, Operations, People and Finance management of the Company. Guérin holds a B.B.A. from the University of Quebec in Montreal, is a Chartered Accountant (1994) and a member of the CPA Ordrer of Quebec. In 2001, he was the recipient of the ‘Young CA Leader’ award.”

Guérin has over 20 years experience in senior financial and management roles. Prior to joining Hewitt Equipment Limited, Guérin was CFO for Aveos Fleet Performance (previously Air Canada Technical Services), starting in April 2006. As CFO, Guérin had executive responsibility for the overall financial strategic direction, control and financial performance of Aveos, as well as its information technology.

In 1996, Guérin joined Rolls-Royce Canada Ltd. where he was Chief Financial Officer for 7 years. Prior to that, he worked at Bombardier Inc. and Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche.

Prior to his current position, Guérin was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hewitt Equipment Limited starting in February 2009, where he was responsible for the overall financial strategic direction, control, financial performance and purchasing organization for the Company. Since September 2012, he has executive responsibility for the overall Sales, Operations, People and Finance management of the Company.

Hewitt Equipment Limited is a privately-owned company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, operating in Quebec, Labrador West and, through its subsidiaries, in the Maritimes and Ontario. Hewitt Equipment Limited is the full-line Caterpillar Dealer for Quebec and Labrador West. The sale, rental and servicing of Caterpillar Heavy Equipment, Engines and Lift Trucks represents the primary activity of the Company.

Hewitt Equipment Limited, through its divisions and subsidiaries, employs more than 2,200 people. The company achieves revenues in excess of $1B.

Anne Pertus, co-founder and senior partner of The Pillars says, “Having Mr. Guérin join our panel at the upcoming executive brief provides a slate of CEO’s with vast leadership experience and vision. We invite all business owners, CEO’s, C-Level executives and high level leaders of medium sized businesses to attend this executive brief which will be held on Thursday, May 21 at the Holiday Inn Pointe-Claire from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.”

Interested executives wishing to attend can call Christine at (514) 505-3069 or email her at Christine@ThePillars.ca Registration closes by May 15, 2015.

About The Pillars

The Pillars is an organizational development consulting firm focused on business transformation. This Montreal based firm assists clients by building capacity and strengths in the areas of change leadership, strategy, culture, talent planning and development, meeting facilitation among other management consulting solutions. Located in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, they serve medium sized businesses and organizations in the Quebec and Ottawa areas.

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