Who We Are

The patent-pending Conexiom solution was created by ecmarket, a cloud solutions developer. We’re committed to offering the most advanced solutions to our customers. Over the past fifteen years, hundreds of manufacturers and distributors have turned to us and now rely on our technology to automatically process orders and invoices they receive from their customers and suppliers. Each year, hundreds of thousands of orders and invoices representing billions of dollars in transactions are automatically processed by our solutions.

Our Vision

Our agile solutions and dedication to cost-effective and simple systems strengthen business relationships and empower our customers.

Our Promise

We will continue to develop leading edge technology to meet our customers’ needs and remain at the forefront of one-on-one collaboration and support.

Our Mission

By transforming manual entry into an automated process for our customers, we help them to achieve a new standard in growth, productivity, profitability and establish a new standard in customer service

Meet the Leadership Team

Our leadership team brings a proven track record of experience, execution, and vision to ecmarket and its initiatives.

Christian Chagnon

Executive Chairman
Christian Chagnon is President of the investment firm Socama Inc. Prior to that, he was the managing partner and co-founder of IUGO Ventures, specializing in private investment ventures involving the development of new technologies.

Brent Halverson

CEO/President
Brent leads the overall strategic direction of ecmarket and is responsible for developing the business plan and driving success in all areas of the business including product, finance, support, services, sales, and operations.

Ian Braby

Vice President, Operations
Ian is responsible for global operations at ecmarket including delivery and support of our mission-critical cloud service, Conexiom. Ian is also responsible for customer service, information technology and information security. Ian has developed and implemented numerous quality programs and processes to ensure exceptional customer experiences.

Mark Toffoli

Vice President, Sales & Business Development
Mark is responsible for sales and business development. Through his leadership, Mark and his team have ensured that hundreds of customers have had successful implementations and consistently demonstrated outstanding customer service to ensure businesses can focus on serving their customers and partners, not entering data.

Earl van As

Vice President, Marketing & Product Management
Earl is responsible for developing and executing inbound and outbound marketing strategies to drive significant growth for Conexiom as well as overseeing the product management team and development of the product roadmap.

John Yau

Vice President, Customer Success
John and his team of onboarding specialists work closely with customers to drive success in all areas of their business through effective and efficient onboarding strategies.

Jennifer Woudstra

Vice President, HR & Employee Engagement
Jennifer is responsible for programs that build collaborative relationships within the company and the execution of all projects related to ecmarket employees.

Will Anderson

Vice President, Software Development
Will is responsible for the research and development, architecture, product development, quality assurance, and technical operations for the Conexiom product line.

Our Board of Directors

Our board of directors bring a collective 100 years of expertise to Conexiom and its initiatives.

Christian Chagnon

Christian Chagnon is President of the investment firm Socama Inc. Prior to that, he was the managing partner and co-founder of IUGO Ventures, specializing in private investment ventures involving the development of new technologies. Christian was Senior Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Technology at Groupe Vidéotron Ltd. Since 1998, he has served concurrently as the financial advisor for Sojecci Ltd., the Chagnon family holding company, handling investments in venture capital funds in North America and Europe.

Brent Halverson

As President and Chief Executive Officer or ecmarket, Brent leads the overall strategic direction of ecmarket and is responsible for developing the business plan and driving success in all areas of the business including product, finance, support, services, sales, and operations. Brent brings over 20 years of senior management experience in product management, finance, operations, and research and development in the high-tech industry. Prior to joining ecmarket, Brent was President and Director of Multiactive Software Inc., where he led the strategic direction and growth of the company worldwide.

Guy Brochu

A Chartered General Accountant with eight years of experience in various fields with Revenue Canada, Guy Brochu joined the Vidéotron senior management team in 1980. An expert in corporate tax planning, Guy carried out several wide‐ranging mandates both in Canada and abroad over the course of his 20 years with Vidéotron. Guy has also served as chairman of the parish council of Saint‐Mathieu de Beloeil and held several positions on the Board of Administration of the Tax Executives Institute and the Institute of Internal Auditors. Guy joined the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation in the fall of 2000 as Senior Vice‐ President and Chief Financial Officer.

Pierre Chadi

Pierre Chadi has over fifteen years of Board of Director experience and equity ownership with experience in all phases of growth from start-up to divestiture, including a number of leading SaaS companies. With over 25 years of leadership experience in IT sales and marketing management covering Hardware, Software, Business Solutions, Professional Consulting, and SaaS Cloud Offerings, Pierre spent almost 20 years at Microsoft, eventually as Director, Eastern Canada where he held responsibility for enterprise and public sector sales in Eastern Canada.

 

André Forest

André Forest founded Stratégies Acquizition.biz, an online platform dedicated to the financing and selling of businesses, which he sold to Transcontinental Media Group. As an entrepreneur and senior executive, André has led many companies to profitability, and in some cases, national recognition. He is now an angel investor and has been involved for many years with Anges Québec. André has acted as a senior management consultant with several venture capital firms, including Desjardins Venture Capital, Innovatech, IUGO Ventures and SGF. He was also the president and founder of Jobboom, the leading job board in Quebec, and served as General Manager of SHL Systemhouse and Vice President of the systems integration division of IST (CGI).