Sylvain Patry

His career spans senior roles at some of Canada's most notable tech companies, including EVP of Business Development at Catalyst Solutions Inc., EVP for North America at Nurun Inc., VP of Sales and Marketing at both Unicom Canada Inc. and GoSecure Inc., and most recently Chief Operating Officer at HostPapa Inc.

Before entering the private sector, Sylvain served as a political advisor to Daniel Johnson, former Premier of Quebec, and held the role of Assistant to the Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs at Loto-Québec.

Career arc

• Senior Advisor, Opie Capital (Jan 2022 – present)
• Board Member, CentrixOne (Jun 2021 – Dec 2024) — Boucherville, QC
• Chief Operating Officer, HostPapa (Apr 2007 – Jan 2021) — Burlington, ON
• Executive Vice President, North America, Nurun (Apr 2002 – Jun 2005) — Montréal
• Executive Vice President, Business Development, Catalyst Solutions (Feb 2000 – Dec 2001) — Montréal

Outside Opie

An avid golfer who likes to spend summers working on his game.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Government — McGill University (1983 – 1986)
• Business Management Course — HEC Montréal (1987)