Minister of Industry Appoints Members of Science, Technology and Innovation Council. Eric Bergeron appointed to the Science, Technology and Innovation Council.
Mr. Eric Bergeron has 18 years of global international management experience in high-tech industries, including business development, sales, technology and finance.
Mr. Eric Bergeron has 18 years of global international management experience in high-tech industries, including business development, sales, technology and finance. He is the Founder of Optosecurity Inc., a venture-funded company that develops breakthrough security products for the Transportation and Critical Infrastructure markets.
Prior to starting Optosecurity in 2003, Mr. Bergeron worked for venture capital fund Innovatech Québec, and for US-headquartered Invertix Corporation, where he held the position of Vice President and General Manager - Europe, based in Den Haag, Netherlands. Before that, Mr. Bergeron served as General Manager at encryption software vendor ZKS Inc., and worked for three years at international wireless operator TIW Inc. Mr. Bergeron began his career at Bell Canada, spending eight years in various management positions.
He has served on several private sector boards, and is currently board member of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI). He is a member of the IEEE and the Quebec Order of Professional Engineers (OIQ). Mr. Bergeron holds a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Laval University, a M.Sc. in Telecommunications from the University of Quebec, and has completed a research internship at the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (Paris, France).
