Paul Renaud
Education
Queen's University
B.Sc.(Honours), Computer Science and Mathematics 1975-01-01 - 1979-01-01
Canadian Standards Association
Certificate, ISO 14064-1 Calculating GHG Inventories and Carbon Footprint 2024-01-01 - 2024-01-01
University of Cambridge
Certificate, Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies 2021-07-01 - 2021-09-01Work Experience
The Lanigan Group
Current
The Lanigan Group
CN
2015-09-01 - 2019-06-01
CN
Maestro Capital Corporation
2013-01-01 - 2017-03-01
Maestro Capital Corporation
Cogeco Connexion
2013-01-01 - 2015-01-01
Cogeco Connexion
Morgan Stanley
2011-01-01 - 2012-01-01
Morgan Stanley
Adaptivity, Inc.
2009-07-01 - 2011-08-01
Adaptivity, Inc.
Level Platforms
2007-01-01 - 2009-01-01
Level Platforms
Wachovia, Corp. & Investment Banking
2006-01-01 - 2007-01-01
Wachovia, Corp. & Investment Banking
True Context
2005-01-01 - 2006-01-01
True Context
IBM
1999-01-01 - 2001-01-01
IBM
Skills
Summary
Paul Renaud is seasoned Executive Advisor with a unique perspective on the technology having significant experience in both the supply & demand side of software, communications, distributed computing and IT industries. He has also successfully led and contributed to $Billion-scale transformation programs for top corporations in North America, including transportation automation, financial services tech, and delivery of internet-based communications solutions. Experience includes: - Trusted advisor to C-Level executives at CN, Morgan Stanley, Cogeco, Wachovia/Wells Fargo, Sprint, Mitel, Ubiquity/Avaya, Skanska, Bermuda Telecom - Experienced as a Board member in a public company, as well as in establishing advisory boards for the Board of publicly traded companies. He is highly regarded for his strategic and out-of-the-box creativity in meeting difficult challenges - World-class track record in go-to-market strategy for communication products and network services, as well as best-in-class enterprise software products - Proven expertise in creating product value for technology companies such as Blackberry, Mitel, Platform Computing/IBM, Adaptivity/EMC, Level Platforms - Widely recognized expertise in Information Technology transformation for large enterprises and communications services - with specific emphasis on aligning service delivery to the needs of the business as well as in rescuing $100M+ mission-critical programs mired by complex technology - As VP R&D for all Business Intelligence products at Cognos, he led the development team that created this category and pioneered the business use of data science - As Director Advanced Computing Research Lab and Director Switching Systems Platform at Nortel , he led ground-breaking research into reliable distributed computing solutions - As Chief Architect at SHL Systemhouse, North America's 3rd largest system integrator, he pioneered the application of distributed computing to meet enterprise needs in a cost-disruptive way - Strong technical background including International recognition as an authority on programming languages, operating systems, and communications.
