Valerie Lachapelle
About Valerie Lachapelle
Valerie Lachapelle serves as the Technical Representative and Business Development Specialist at Cascades, where she has worked since 2015. With 19 years of experience in the retail food industry, she focuses on enhancing sales and profitability for clients in Eastern Canada and the United States.
Work at Cascades
Valerie Lachapelle has been employed at Cascades since 2015, serving as Représentante Technique Et Développement Des Affaires. In this role, she focuses on supporting and developing current clients in Eastern Canada and the United States. Her efforts aim to increase sales volume and profitability, particularly for honeycomb cardboard products and THERMAFRESH coolers. Lachapelle collaborates closely with management, production, and sales teams at Cascade Enviropac, contributing to the development of new value-added products.
Education and Expertise
Valerie Lachapelle holds a Diplôme d'Études Collégiales (DEC) in Gestion des opérations from Collège Bois-de-Boulogne, which she completed from 1992 to 1996. She furthered her education at UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from 1996 to 1999. Over the past four years, she has developed skills in communication and training, leading to a passion for coaching and adult education.
Background
Before joining Cascades, Valerie Lachapelle worked as a Distributeur Indépendant at SendOutCards from 2011 to 2015. She has accumulated 19 years of experience in the retail food industry, with recent years focused on relationship marketing. Her background includes a strong emphasis on problem-solving, planning, management, coordination, and project execution.
Achievements
Valerie Lachapelle is recognized for her strong interpersonal skills, dynamism, teamwork, and creativity. Her contributions to client support and product development have enhanced sales and profitability for the products she represents. She is known for excelling in her role and fostering relationships that drive business growth.