The three founding partners are Guy M.Pressault, Michel Archambault and André Leblond. Guy acts as Chief Executive Officer and has the responsibility for business development and marketing. Michel is Chief Operating Officer and manages all facets of operations. André is Chief Technology Officer, heads the R&D team and assures quality control. FOUNDER PROFILES Guy M. Pressault is Co-founder President and Chief Executive Officer of SYSDEM Systems Inc. His mission is to oversee the overall strategic development of the company. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in hand and studies at the graduate level in Communications, Guy is an advertising practitioner since 1974. He worked as a writer and creative director for Montreal based advertising agencies in the 1970's, founded and sold Communications Conseil Inc. to Groupe Everest in the early 80's, acted as creative consultant for Toronto based ad agency Case Associates, then as group director with PNMD Communications until the end of the decade. As President of Presso Promo inc., Guy managed the promotional and direct marketing activities of the clients of famed ad agency BCP throughout the early 90's. In 1995, he converted Presso Promo into presso.com inc. to meet the emerging needs of business brought about by the advent of the Internet as a new information distribution and commerce channel. Guy has created and managed advertising and marketing programs for a wide variety of corporations both large and small that include: Molson Breweries, Chrysler Canada, RJR MacDonald, Provigo, St-Hubert, McCain Foods, Rogers Cantel, National Bank of Canada, Petro-Canada (ICG Propane), Dominion Securities Pitfield, Florida Citrus Association, The Bahamas Tourist Association, Suzuki Canada, Club Med, Interac Association, Sico Paints, Meridien Hotels Holiday Inn and the National Defense of Canada. Michel Archambault is Co-founder, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of SYSDEM Systems Inc. and is responsible for delivering what the company promises to its customers, employees and suppliers. After getting his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (B.A.A) at the H.E.C. in Montreal 1977, Michel was recruited by IBM where for five years he managed key corporate accounts in the retail field. In 1983, he obtained his MBA from McGill University in marketing, finance and international business. He then pursued his career with Wang and HDS. At HDS, Michel's leadership contributed to the company's growth by generating more than $45 million in annual sales over an 8-year period. Michel has always been involved in the management of technology businesses with direct responsibility for companies such as Hydro-Québec, Steinberg, the Société des alcools, Imperial Tobacco, Royal Bank of Canada. In 1993, Michel founded Publisoft with André Leblond. André Leblond is Co-founder, Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer of SYSDEM Systems Inc. His mission is to guide SYSDEM's R&D and quality control teams to keep the company at the leading edge of technology. After obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Sciences degree in 1974, André started his career as a programmer for the STCUM. After 3-years with the public service company, he moved on to the private sector and acted as a technology auditor for accounting firm Maheux, Noiseux & Associés. In the early 80's, he bought computer retailer Future Byte and made it the largest PC reseller in Québec. In 1986, he founded Equiforce, a subsidiary of STI (today MediSolution inc.). As its President, sales climbed to $4.5M within 18 months and then doubled over the next 12 months. André has acted as Vice-President of the F.I.Q. (Fédération de l'informatique du Québec), He has authored a half-dozen e-business applications sold around the world and was at the vanguard of using the Internet as a commercial platform. He teamed up with Michel Archambault to found Publisoft in 1993. All rights reserved Copyright by SysDem Systems inc. 1999-2004