Advisory Board

Mr. Lussier was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture for the Government of Quebec in 1971, was subsequently appointed as Deputy Minister of Agriculture Canada and, later, Deputy Minister of Employment and Immigration Canada, as well as President of the Unemployment Insurance Commission.

Subsequently, Gaétan Lussier was President of Weston Bakeries Quebec from 1988 to 1994. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Lussier was President and Chief Executive Officer of Culinar Inc. During that period, he also served as Chairman of the Food and Consumer Products Manufacturing Association of Canada.

Mr. Lussier has been a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Senior Level Retention and Compensation (1997-2001), an advisory group set up by the Treasury Board of Canada. Since 2003 he has been the Chair of the External Advisory Committee on Smart Regulation (EACSR), established by the Prime Minister of Canada.

Gaetan Lussier serves as a Partner of The Network Executive Team, is the Founding Chairman of the Canadian Agrifood Policy Institute, and is a Director of Shoppers Drug Mart and a number of private company Boards, primarily in the food and bio technology industries, and not-for-profit associations.

Mr. Lussier is a recipient of the Order of Canada, an honourary doctorate in Agricultural Sciences from McGill University, and the Ordre du Mérite Agronomique de l'Ordre des Agronomes du Québec.

Cansolv Technologies Inc.

"During the strategic review process and the subsequent sale of Cansolv Technologies Inc., SL&C was of great help in assisting our entrepreneurial technology company sell itself in a difficult situation to a leading global strategic buyer like Shell. We appreciate the extra efforts they brought to the table where and when needed."

Leo Hakka
Co-Founder and CTO, Cansolv Technologies Inc.