MEET THE MARCHAND TEAM Rencontrez l'équipe MARCHAND Marchand provides quality custom lighting solutions that transform your home and brighten your life.

We'll work closely with you to find out exactly what you want. Once we understand your vision, we'll strike the perfect balance between design innovation and practical thinking, unlocking the door to a beautifully illuminated space that warms your heart and suits your lifestyle in every way. Marchand fournit des solutions d'éclairage de qualité sur mesure qui transforment votre maison et illuminent votre vie.

Nous travaillons en étroite collaboration avec vous pour savoir exactement ce que vous voulez. Une fois que nous comprenons votre vision, nous allons le parfait équilibre entre l'innovation de la conception et la pensée pratique, déverrouiller la porte à un espace magnifiquement illuminée qui réchauffe votre cœur et convient à votre style de vie dans tous les sens.
THE MARCHAND TEAM
L'équipe MARCHAND

Jacques Marchand
President

1. Who in history would you most like to meet? P.E. Marchand
2. What is your personal Credo? Carpe diem
3. Favourite vehicle? Too many to choose
4. What is the most exciting place you've been? Hanoi, Vietnam
5. What is your favourite mode of travel? Where are we going?!

Claude Marchand
Third Generation Owner

1. What energizes you? Ambition
2. What is your favourite band? Tommy Dorsey
3. What was your first pet? My wife
4. What is your personal credo? Be honest - kind - respectful
5. Favourite pun or expression? He who is without fault, cast the 1st stone

Simone Marchand
Lighting Design Planner

1. What is your favourite holiday? Skiing in Whistler
2. Favourite pun or expression? Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission
3. How do you take your coffee? Ewww..... coffee
4. What is the most exciting place you've been? England
5. Who is the most famous person you ever met? Nelly Furtado/Jean Chretien

Alania's idea book on Houzz

Alania Mackay
Lighting Design Planner

1. Who is your personal hero? My mom
2. What is the last book you read/movie you saw? Still Alice - Movie, Elon Musk, Autobiography - book
3. What is your personal credo? "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined"
4. Favourite travel spot? Anywhere with a beach
5. What sport do you play? Golf, running

Alania est notre nouveau membre de l'équipe Marchand électrique Showroom (Juillet 2014). Elle nous a rejoint avec 12 ans d'expérience dans la vente et de l'administration de Holt Renfrew. Alania s'imprègne de l'abondance de la connaissance de l'équipe d'experts chez Marchand pour l'offrir à sa clientèle. Elle possède une grande connaissances des détails et est très créatrice avec les produits Marchand électrique. Alania est diplômée du programme de marketing au Collège Algonquin en 2002. Quand elle n'est pas au bureau, elle est occupée avec ses deux enfants à faire la cuisson de plats créatifs dans la cuisine et aime être active.

Cindy Tefft
Lighting Design Planner

1. What is your favourite book? Jane Eyre
2. What inspires you every day? My kids
3. What one adjective best describes you? Resourceful
4. What is your personal credo? Always make someone feel better about themselves!
5. What do you do for fun? Go hiking

Melissa's idea book on Houzz

Melissa Doorbar
Lighting Design Planner

1. Are you right-brain or left-brain? I would like to think that I have a nice mix of both!
2. What do you do for fun? Get together with friends for dinner
3. What one adjective best describes you? Helpful
4. What is your favourite book? DIY and design magazines
5. What energizes you? Coffee!!

Jerry's idea book on Houzz

Jerry Towns
Outside Sales

1. What is your personal credo? If you say you are going to do something, do it!
2. Favourite vehicle? Seadoo
3. What is the most exciting place you have been? New York City
4. What do you do to recharge? Play guitar
5. Pencil or pen? Pen

Depuis 1994 chez Marchand Electrique Co., Jerry a concentré ses efforts aupres des contracteurs électriciens, maîtres constructeurs, rénovateurs, désigners d'interieurs, et architectes. Il offre des solutions creatives aux besoins d'eclairage et au controle de cet éclairage que ce soit pour un projet de condominiums, d'espace commercial, restaurants, ou résidences sur mesure. Pour se tenir au courant des nouvelles tendances dans l'industrie, Jerry se rend a differents salons d'exposants partout sur le continent. Jerry aime partager sa passion pour l'éclairage afin de créer l'environement parfait pour sa clientèle.

John Friozzi
Outside Sales

1. If you were an animal, which one would you be? Eagle
2. What energizes you? A challenge
3. What is your favourite band? Stones
4. What do you do for your birthday? What ever I want
5. Top bucket list item? Ride around the Grand Canyons

Mike's idea book on Houzz

Mike Irving
Outside Sales

1. What is the last book you read/movie you say? Born to Run
2. Favourite travel spot? Dublin
3. Who in history would you most like to meet? Nikola Tesla
4. What inspires you every day? Family
5. If you were an animal, which one would you be? Something with a tail

Mike a débuté sa carriere chez Marchand Electrique Co. en 2008. Gradué du programme de technicien en génie électrique du collège Algonquin. Mike a comme fonction de gérer une clientèle spécifique. Il a à son crédit mener plusieurs projets de modernisation d'espaces commerciaux, afin de réaliser des économies énergetiques. Il est tres actif avec les regroupements locals BOMA et IES.

Rejean's idea book on Houzz

Rejean G. Mayrand
Quotations

1. If you were an animal, which one would you be? Horse
2. Who in history would you most like to meet? Pierre Elliot Trudeau
3. Favourite vehicle? BMW X6
4. Who is the most famous person you ever met? Montreal Canadiens 1970
5. What inspires you every day? Having projects to complete

Réjean a commencé sa carrière dans l'industrie de l'éclairage en 1985 et s'est joint à l'équipe de Marchand Electrique Co. en 1997. Son cheminement l'a conduit de vendeur dans la salle de montre, à soumissonneur de projet a l'interne. Sa connaissance des besoins en luminosité, en fonctionalité et esthétique donne a ses projets un cachet unique. Il prend controle d'un projet de sa conception a sa conclusion, et communique effectivement avec les intéressés concernés. L'industrie des luminaires est change constamment, et Réjean est pret a affronter tout ses défis, et opportunités.

Steve Furrie
Quotations

1. What sports do you play? Hockey/Skiing/Soccer/Golf
2. How do you take your coffee? Black
3. What is your personal credo? Lead by example
4. What is the most exciting place you’ve been? Gulf of Aqaba – Scuba diving
5. What do you do for fun? Sports/Travel

Scott Cote
Electrical Buffs

1. What is your proudest accomplishment? Clearing Blackwing Lair at 60
2. What was your first pet? My Siamese Cat, Artemis
3. Who in history would you most like to meet? Nikola Tesla, just to hear him bash Edison
4. What is your favourite holiday? Halloween
5. What is your favourite band? Collective Soul or Greenday

Shane Mayer
Electrical Buffs

1. What sport do you play? Soccer
2. How do you take your coffee? 4x4
3. What is your favourite book? James Patterson novels
4. What is your favourite mode of travel? Plane
5. Pencil or Pen? Pen

Emily's idea book on Houzz

Emily Hilborn
Outside Sales Administration

1. Favourite vehicle? Volvo
2. Who in history would you most like to meet? J.M. Barrie/Walt Disney
3. What do you do for fun? Design
4. What sport do you play? Volleyball
5. If you were an animal, which one would you be? Owl

Emily travaille pour Marchand Electric depuis 2012 comme planificatrice de conception d'éclairage dans la salle d'exposition. Elle a eu quatre ans d'expérience dans l'industrie du design. En tant que diplômée du Programme du Décoration Intérieure du Collège Algonquin, Emily a un grand intérêt pour le design et la décoration. Elle aime créer des concepts uniques qui reflètent l'importance des goûts personnels et les caractéristiques de chaque individu. Pour elle il est essentiel d'aborder chaque projet en détails et avec des conseils digne de confiance.

Tammy Watters
Project Manager

1. What is your proudest accomplishment? Graduating university with a BA Honours in psychology with High Distinction
2. What is your favourite band? Mariana's Trench
3. If you were an animal, which one would you be? Eagle
4. Favourite travel spot? Hawaii
5. Are you right brain or left brain? Left

Dave Pennett
Inventory Management

1. What is your favourite book? A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley
2. What excites you? Watching my kids play sports
3. What do you do for your birthday? Golf
4. What inspires you every day? Being relevant
5. If you were an animal, which one would you be? Panther

David Monsalve
Controller

1. What is the last book you read/movie you saw? Wolf of Wall Street
2. What is the most exciting place you've been? Safari in Kenya
3. Favourite pun or expression? Don't teach a Dutchman how to play soccer
4. What's your favourite mode of travel? Train
5. What do you do for fun? Bike

Jenny Bakir
Administration

1. Top bucket list item? Safari in Africa
2. What inspires you every day? My children
3. If you were and animal, which one would you be? Lion
4. What do you do for fun? Camping/Beach
5. Favourite vehicle? Mustang (older)

Greg Gorbahn
Administration

1. What do you do for your birthday? Depends on the weather, but if it’s nice out, go for the first long motorcycle ride of the year.
2. What energizes you? Having an exciting project in front of me. Something I can solve/change/create/modify and see the results.
3. What is your proudest accomplishment? Convincing my wife I was husband material.
4. Favourite pun or expression? 100% (I use it so much that my wife calls it a “Greg-ism”)
5. Favourite travel spot? Canadian Rockies! (Although El Salvador has a special place in my heart too.)

Catherine Villeneuve
Purchaser

1. What's the last book you read/movie you saw? Book: Tale of Two Cities, Movie: Power Rangers
2. What sport do you play? Soccer and softball
3. What adjective best describes you? Bubbly
4. Favourite pun or expression: The race is long, but in the end it's only with yourself.
5. What excites you? Trying new things; going somewhere new, trying new foods.

Brad Burgess
Warehouse Supervisor

1. What do you do for fun? Create Art
2. What is the most exciting place you have ever visited? Amsterdam
3. What is your personal credo? Knowledge is power
4. What energizes you? Music
5. What is your favourite book? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Chris Howard
Logistics

1. If you were an animal, which one would it be? Moose
2. What excites you? My wife, computers and downhill mountain biking.
3. Who is your personal hero? My father
4. What is your favourite book? Cook books
5. What is your favourite mode of travel? Anything that doesn’t pollute

Steve Tsonos
Logistics

1. What one adjective best describes you? Energetic
2. What inspires you every day? My kids
3. If you were an animal, which on would you be? Polar Bear
4. What sports do you play? Fastball/hockey
5. What is the most exciting place you have been? Albania

Dan Bergeron
Logistics

1. What one adjective best describes you? Calm
2. What is your proudest accomplishment? My kids (2)
3. What do you do to recharge? Good nights sleep
4. What sport do you play? Fishing
5. What is your favourite holiday? Christmas

Cole Westwell
Logistics

1. Top bucket list item? To go on a golfing trip in Europe
2. How do you take your coffee? Double double
3. What is your favourite band? Either the Red Hot Chili Peppers or the Foo Fighters
4. What is your personal credo? Live every day as if it’s your last
5. What do you do for your birthday? Go out to dinner with my family

Neil DeVries
Administration

1. What inspires you every day? A chance to do something great
2. Who in history would you most like to meet? Ghandi
3. What is your proudest accomplishment? Making an iphone app.
4. What is you favourite mode of travel? Longboarding/biking
5. What do you do for your birthday? Eat Grandpa's signature cake

Eric's idea book on Houzz

Eric Marchand
Marketing and Communications

1. What sport do you play? I ski any chance I can get.
2. What is your favourite book? Unbroken
3. How do you take your coffee? Black
4. Favourite vehicle? Toyota Landcruiser 70 wagon
5. What was your first pet? Yellow Lab named Max

Gail and Minou Marchand
Team Co-ordinator and Customer Relations

1. What is your favourite book? Man's Search For Meaning, Viktor Fankl
2. What do you do for fun? Cooking for friends and family
3. What excites you? Fighter jets, marching bands and fireworks
4. What was your first pet? Snowball the mouse
5. What is your favourite band? Aretha Franklin

Dan Hamlin
Logistics

Jimmy Talbot
Logistics

Manal's idea book on Houzz

Manal Al-Soleh
Lighting Design Planner

1. What is your favourite book? One Thousand and One Nights
2. What do you do for fun? Make professional cakes
3. What was your first pet? A cat
4. What one adjective best describes you? Dedicated
5. Favourite travel spot? Dubai to see my family

Simone Marchand
Lighting Design Planner

1. What is your favourite holiday? Skiing in Whistler
2. Favourite pun or expression? Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission
3. How do you take your coffee? Ewww..... coffee
4. What is the most exciting place you've been? England
5. Who is the most famous person you ever met? Nelly Furtado/Jean Chretien

Janick Perrot
Lighting Design Planner