Board of Directors

Pierre Larochelle has served as a member of Lion’s Board since October 2017 where he also serves as Chairman of Lion’s Board. Mr. Larochelle has been an investor and financial advisor for the last 25 years. Since 2022, he is Co-Managing Partner at Idealist Capital. Previously, Mr. Larochelle was President and CEO of Power Energy, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada and Partner, Co-Head of Energy Infrastructure at Power Sustainable Capital Inc., the parent company of Power Energy and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada. Prior to joining Power Corporation of Canada, Mr. Larochelle was President and Chief Executive Officer at Adaltis Inc., a position he held between November 2003 and February 2009. Previously, he also held the positions of Vice-President, Business Development at Picchio Pharma Inc. and Vice-President, Mergers and Acquisitions for Credit Suisse First Boston in London, England. Mr. Larochelle started his career as a lawyer, at the Montréal offices of Ogilvy Renault. Mr. Larochelle also serves on the board of directors of Bellus Health Inc. Mr. Larochelle holds a law degree from Université de Montréal, a master's degree in international business law from McGill University and an MBA degree from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Marc Bedard has served as Lion’s CEO—Founder and as a member of Lion’s Board since Lion’s incorporation in 2008. Prior to founding Lion, Mr. Bedard served as vice-president and chief financial officer of Les Entreprises Barrette Ltée, a leading manufacturer of wood and vinyl products for construction and exterior use in North America, from 2003 to 2007. Previously, Mr. Bedard was a partner at Pricewaterhouse LLP, a national partnership of professional accountants and consultants, from 1996 to 2003. Mr. Bedard is a certified chartered professional accountant and has been a member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec since 1987. Mr. Bedard holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC), Université de Montréal.

Latasha Akoma is Operating Partner at GenNx360 Capital Partner, a private equity firm focused on investing in industrial and business services companies in the U.S. middle market. Prior to joining GenNx360 Capital Partner in 2014, she held several executive leadership positions at Harley-Davidson Motor Company, a company she joined in 2009 as the Director of Operations, with responsibility for vehicle assembly and materials management. Prior to that, Ms. Akoma was a Senior Manager of Paint Operations at Chrysler (formerly DaimlerChrysler) where she held a variety of senior leadership positions in operations and general management. Ms. Akoma has over 26 years of managerial experience in all aspects of manufacturing, operations and business strategies. Ms. Akoma holds an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, an MSc in Engineering Management from the University of Michigan, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Energy & Robotics from Howard University.

Sheila C. Bair has served as a member of Lion’s Board since September 2020. She is the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Bair is a corporate director. Ms. Bair is the former Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), where she served in that capacity from 2006 to 2011. After leaving the FDIC, she joined the Pew Charitable Trust as a senior advisor, a role she held from 2011 through 2015. Ms. Bair also served as president of Washington College from 2015 to 2017, and senior advisor to the international law firm DLA Piper, from 2014 to 2015. Earlier in her career, she also served as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2001 to 2002, Senior Vice President for Government Relations of the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2000, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1991 to 1995, and as counsel to Kansas Republican Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole from 1981 to 1988. She continues her work on financial policy issues as chair emerita of the Systemic Risk Council, which advocates for financial stability, founding director of the Volcker Alliance, which advances excellence in public service, and member of the Eminent Persons Group which advises the IFRS Foundation on sustainability reporting standards. Ms. Bair is a non-executive director of Bunge, Ltd where she serves as Deputy Chair, Chair of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee, and member of the audit and risk committees. She is a former non-executive director of Fannie Mae, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., and Thomson Reuters, where she chaired the risk committee. She is an accomplished author and has written several books on financial issues. She is a trustee of the prestigious Economists for Peace and Security, a select group of prominent economists and others committed to world security and prosperity. She holds a bachelors from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. She also holds honorary doctorates from Kansas University, Amherst College and Drexel University.

Dane L. Parker is the former Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President, Sustainable Workplaces at General Motors, where he served in such role from 2015 to 2021. In such a role, Mr. Parker was a leading force behind the company’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2040 and aspiration to have zero-emissions from all new light-duty vehicles by 2035. Mr. Parker also held global responsibilities for facility design, engineering, construction, operations, energy procurement and efficiency, real estate, environmental compliance, as well as workplace strategy. Prior to General Motors, Mr. Parker was Vice President, Global Environment, Health and Safety, Facilities and Real Estate for Dell, Inc. He also spent more than 13 years at Intel Corporation in the Technology and Manufacturing organization in a variety of operational roles, including as Director of Global Environment, Health and Safety. Mr. Parker earned his Bachelor’s in Political Sciences and his Master’s in Business Administration degrees from Brigham Young University.

Ann L. Payne has served as a member of Lion's Board since 2021. She is also the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Payne served as an Audit Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), a global accounting firm, from 1993 until her retirement in June 2019 and continued as a consultant until June 2020. At PwC, Ms. Payne provided professional services to domestic and international public and private corporations in the leisure, healthcare, and transportation sectors, led PwC’s first U.S. based audit outsourcing center and provided support services for PwC’s Audit Practice’s National Quality Office. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Inspirato Incorporated, a subscription-based luxury travel company listed on the NASDAQ, where she serves as the Audit Committee Chair and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Payne currently holds leadership roles on several non-profit boards. Since September 2020, Ms. Payne has served as Chairman of the Foundation Board for St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Since September 1980, Ms. Payne has been involved with and currently serves as the Treasurer and Board Member for Jack & Jill Children’s Center. Since January 1981, Ms. Payne has been a member of the Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale where she held numerous positions including President. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Florida and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Payne holds a B.S., summa cum laude, from Barry University. She also attended Yale University’s Women on Boards Program and earned a Scholar Certificate from the Kellogg School of Management’s Executive Education Program. She earned a Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University and a Certificate from the University of South Florida’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Program, and she completed the National Association of Corporate Directors’ Virtual Director Professionalism Program.

Pierre-Olivier Perras has served as a member of Lion’s Board since January 2021. Mr. Perras is the Managing Partner of Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Partnership. Prior to joining Power Sustainable, Mr. Perras worked at BMO Capital Markets, for over two decades, where he held various leadership positions in the Investment and Corporate Banking Group, in his last role he was Head of the Power, Utilities and Infrastructure Group, leading an international team across North America and Europe. Prior to joining BMO Capital Markets, Mr. Perras was a senior consultant analyst with an actuarial consultant. As part of his role at Power Sustainable, Mr. Perras also serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Nautilus Solar and Potentia Renewables Inc. and also sits on the board of Lumenpulse Inc. Mr. Perras holds a Master of Business Administration degree from McGill University and a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Sciences from Laval University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Michel Ringuet has served as a member of Lion’s Board since October 2017 and is, since May 2021, the Company's Lead Director. From 2006 to 2016, Mr. Ringuet served as Chief Executive Officer of Master Group Inc., a leader in the distribution of HVAC/R equipment in North America, where he also served from 1990 to 2006 as Vice-President Finance and Administration. Prior to joining the Master Group, Mr. Ringuet worked in various finance and investment departments at the National Bank of Canada and Bank of Montréal. Mr. Ringuet sits on the board of Lumenpulse Inc., where he previously served on the audit committee while the company was listed on the TSX. Mr. Ringuet is also actively involved in the private equity industry, notably as one of the founding partners in W Investment Groups I and II, and also as member of the investment committees of BDG Appalaches I and II, and Cycle Capital Management I and III. Mr. Ringuet holds a bachelor’s degree in administration from Université Laval and an MBA from McGill University.

Lorenzo Roccia has served as a member of Lion's Board since 2021. Mr. Roccia is Chair of Transatlantic Holdings, an international financial holding company with interests in the financial services, logistics, energy, and beer sectors in the United States, Latin America and Europe, since 2009. Additionally, he is a Founder & Chairman of Transatlantic Power Holdings and non-executive Director of Skyline Renewables, an independent renewable energy company in the United States with over 1GW+ of Wind and Solar assets. Mr. Roccia founded Roccia Ventures, L.P. and became a major shareholder and Senior Analyst in the Private Equity Group of Wit Soundview, an internet and technology Investment Bank. Roccia Ventures, L.P. became one of the largest shareholders of the bank along with the Goldman Sachs Group, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Mitsubishi Corporation. The firm was taken public and subsequently sold to the Charles Schwab Group. Mr. Roccia started his career with Salomon Smith Barney.

Pierre Wilkie has served as a member of Lion’s Board from 2011 to 2017 and again since May 2019. He is the chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee since February 2022. Mr. Wilkie is a serial entrepreneur who has founded or participated in the creation of many enterprises, including in the manufacturing industry. He is currently the co-owner of M.A.C. Métal Architectural Inc. He also serves as the President of Déco Nat Inc. Prior to that, he acted as the co-president of Laboratoire Dr Renaud Inc. Mr. Wilkie holds a bachelor’s degree in Economy and Finance from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC), Université de Montréal.