Dany Briard
About Dany Briard
Dany Briard serves as the Directeur COE TI et des Services Cascades at Cascades, where he has worked since 2020. With a career spanning over two decades in IT management, he has held various roles within the company and has a strong background in implementing innovative IT solutions.
Work at Cascades
Dany Briard has held multiple positions at Cascades since joining the company. He currently serves as Directeur COE TI et des Services Cascades in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville since 2020. Prior to this role, he worked as Directeur Service Partagé Infrastructure TI in the Montreal, Canada Area for 12 years, starting in 2012. His earlier roles at Cascades include IT Coord, Implementation & Operations from 2004 to 2008, IT Director, Infrastructure & Implementation from 2008 to 2010, and Directeur adjoint Corporatif TI Groupe Tissu et Directeur Infrastructure Cascades ULC from 2010 to 2012.
Education and Expertise
Dany Briard completed his Baccalaureate at Université du Québec à Montréal from 1992 to 1995. He also earned a DEC from Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles between 1989 and 1991. In addition to his formal education, he achieved the Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist designation from Scaled Agile Inc in 2018. His educational background supports his expertise in IT management and agile methodologies.
Background
Before joining Cascades, Dany Briard worked at Kruger Products Limited in the packaging division as IT Manager and IT Sites Coordinator from 1997 to 2004. He also held a position at Procter & Gamble as Coordonnateur des Technologies for one year in 1996. His extensive experience in IT roles has contributed to his current leadership positions.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Dany Briard has implemented innovative IT solutions aimed at future relevance. He encourages his IT teams to view projects as opportunities for significant impact. His focus includes delivering solutions that accelerate software deployment and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for IT services.