Executive Team
Jean-Charles Fahmy
President and Chief Executive OfficerBoris Mimeur
SVP Technology, Engineering OperationsSteve Hudson
VP, FinanceChris Joyce
VP, Business Development & MarketingNathalie Guthrie
Director, Human ResourcesJean-Charles Fahmy
President and Chief Executive Officer
As President and CEO of CENGN, Jean-Charles (JC) Fahmy provides leadership and strategic direction to the company, and drives the delivery of CENGN’s mission by working with the ICT ecosystem on enabling the commercialization, growth, and global competitiveness of Canada’s innovation economy.
JC has over 25 years of global leadership experience in tech, creating value and accelerating business performance with large public companies as well as both Private Equity and Venture Capital backed businesses. JC holds an MBA from McGill University, and a BASc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa.
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Boris Mimeur
SVP Technology, Engineering Operations
Boris Mimeur is Senior Vice-President of Technology and Engineering Operations at CENGN. He has over 17 years of experience in the areas of high-end networking and Data Centre having worked with an extensive list of companies such as; Cable & Wireless Communications, COLT, DANTE (operating the GÉANT network), IXIA Europe Limited, and Cisco Systems. Boris has held the technical lead position on several critical projects throughout his career, including the creation of the GÉANT2 network in Europe, supporting the LHC project run at the CERN, as well as the design, testing and implementation of two of the largest Datacenters in Europe for COLT.
While at Cisco, Boris held multiple positions ranging from Advanced Services to Sales and then in the Business Unit in charge of the ASR1000 router; he actively contributed to Cisco’s network programmability training resources based around Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). With his keen passion in industry development, robust technical background, and extreme customer-oriented focus, Boris brings unparalleled potential and flexibility to the CENGN team.
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VP, Finance
Steve Hudson is CENGN’s Vice President, Finance. Steve is responsible for leading the CENGN finance team in directing CENGN strategy and resources to achieve financial and operational effectiveness, sustainability and improved outcomes, ensuring CENGN’s funding is efficiently used and maximized.
Steve has over 30 years of financial leadership experience in a broad range of publicly traded and private business environments including construction and real estate development and management, aerospace design and manufacturing, health care, high technology design and manufacturing and air navigation. Steve holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University at Kingston and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).
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VP, Business Development & Marketing
As Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, Chris Joyce is responsible for developing CENGN’s market strategy, fostering partnerships, and supporting the growth of innovative Canadian startups and scaleups. Chris leads CENGN’s mission to grow Canada’s network technology ecosystem, support business growth, and enable the responsible adoption of transformative technology in the Canadian industry.
Chris has over 20 years of experience driving growth and innovation at Fortune 500 and publicly traded companies. His global experience and strategic acumen empower organizations to navigate complex challenges, accelerate growth, and create impactful products and services.
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Director, Human Resources
Nathalie Guthrie is CENGN’s Director of Human Resources. Nathalie began her career in the public sector blending her background of Risk Management and HR into 13 years of roles in public service, private and international corporate services, hospitality and technology sectors.
She successfully endeavored the creation of a private security academy which fueled her passion for people development. A multi graduate of Algonquin College, Nathalie is a champion of people and culture recognized for her tenacity and keen ability of unlocking the full potential of those in her environment.
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