Germain Lamonde

Germain Lamonde, a company founder, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of EXFO since its inception in 1985. He has also been Chairman of the Board since EXFO went public in 2000. Responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of EXFO, Mr. Lamonde has grown the company from the ground up into a global leader in the wireline and wireless telecommunication test and service assurance industry.

Mr. Lamonde has served on the board of directors of several organizations such as the Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations, the POLE QCA Economic Development Corporation and the National Optics Institute of Canada (INO), to name a few.

Germain Lamonde holds a bachelor's degree in physics engineering from the University of Montreal's School of Engineering (École Polytechnique), a master's degree in optics from Université Laval in Quebec City, and is also a graduate of the Ivey Executive Management Program offered by the University of Western Ontario.

Pierre-Paul Allard

Pierre-Paul Allard is presently Vice-President, Sales and Operations, Global Industries for Cisco Systems, Inc., where he has held several management positions over the last 18 years. More recently, he was President and CEO of Cisco Systems Canada. Currently, Mr. Allard is responsible for all field operations of Cisco's Global Enterprise Client segment, focusing on new business models, market transition opportunities and increased customer satisfaction. Prior to joining Cisco, he worked for IBM Canada for 12 years.

Mr. Allard was appointed a member of EXFO's Board of Directors in September 2008 and has been a board member of many other technology companies in Canada and in the U.S. Today, he is also an active philanthropist for the Institut de cardiologie de Québec.

In 2002, Mr. Allard co-chaired the Canadian e-Business Initiative, a private-public partnership aiming to measure the role e-business plays in increasing productivity levels, job creation and competitive position. In 1998, he was the laureate of the Arista-Sunlife Award, for Top Young Entrepreneur in Large Enterprise, by the Montreal Chamber of Commerce. In 2003, he received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, which highlights significant contributions to Canada. In the same year, he was also awarded the prestigious Trudeau Medal from the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management.

Pierre-Paul Allard holds a bachelor's and master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa, in Canada. 

Pierre Marcouiller

Pierre Marcouiller is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Camoplast Solideal, a world leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of off-road tires, rubber tracks, undercarriage systems and wheels, as well as a North-American leader in under-the-hood plastic components and assemblies for the automotive industry. He has been serving as EXFO Director since May 2000.

Prior to joining Camoplast Solideal, Mr. Marcouiller was President and General Manager of Venmar Ventilation Inc. (1988-1996), where he was the controlling shareholder from 1991 to 1996. He is also a Director of Canam Group Inc., an industrial company specialized in the design and fabrication of construction products and solutions in the commercial, industrial, institutional, residential, and bridge and highway infrastructure markets. Mr. Marcouiller also holds directorships in other privately held companies.

Pierre Marcouiller holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and an MBA from Université de Sherbrooke.

Guy Marier

President of Bell Québec between 1999 and 2003, Guy Marier completed his successful 33-year career at Bell as Executive Vice-President of the Project Management Office, before retiring at the end of 2003. He has been serving as EXFO Director since January 2004.

From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Marier headed Bell Canada International's investments and projects in Saudi Arabia and, for the three following years, served as President of Télébec. He then returned to the parent company to hold various senior management positions.

Guy Marier holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Montreal and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Université du Québec à Montréal.

Darryl Edwards

Darryl Edwards was appointed a member of EXFO's Board of Directors in September 2011. He brings to EXFO more than 30 years of telecommunications experience gained from a number of senior executive leadership positions; most recently he was the Chief Executive Officer of AIRCOM International, successfully leading the company through to business sale.

Mr. Edwards was previously at Nortel Networks for 17 years, where he held various executive officer positions, including President of EMEA and President of Global Sales (Carrier Networks). He also was the Chief Executive Officer for two of Nortel's key joint ventures, first in the Middle East and later in Germany. Prior to his time at Nortel, Mr. Edwards spent 13 years at GEC-Plessey Telecommunications where he worked in engineering, quality assurance and international sales.

Mr. Edwards is Chairman of the Board for MACH, a leading provider of hub-based mobile communication solutions. He also serves as advisor to private equity firm Warburg Pincus, majority shareholder in MACH, on telecommunications-related topics.

Mr. Edwards has held a number of chairs, including Chairman of the Board of Nortel's interests in Turkey, Nortel Netas, which was listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. He also was a member of the Advisory Counsel to the Turkish government between 2004 and 2008, and previously served on the UK Government Broadband Stakeholders Group and the Information Age Partnership.

Darryl Edwards holds a Higher National Certificate (Physics) from Birmingham Polytechnic in the UK.

Susan Spradley

Susan Spradley was appointed to EXFO's Board of Directors in October 2011. She brings to EXFO more than 20 years of experience in the wireless telecommunications industry in which she has held senior executive positions in sales, product line management, operations, services and customer support. Most recently she was Head of the North American Region at Nokia Siemens Networks and also a member of the company's Executive Board.

Prior to joining Nokia Siemens Networks, Ms. Spradley held prominent leadership roles at Nortel Networks including President of Global Services and Operations, President of Global Product Line Management and North American Sales, and Vice-President of Customer Service and Operations. She also served as Vice-President of Marketing and Product Development for North America at Siemens Communications.

In addition, she previously was a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee reporting to the President of the United States.

Susan Spradley holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Kansas and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University Business School.