Workleap adds JD Saint-Martin to its board of directors
by CM Staff
Last year the company announced an external investment of CA$125 million from CDPQ.
MONTRÉAL — Workleap has announced the appointment of JD Saint-Martin to the company’s Board of Directors.
Last year the company announced an external investment of CA$125 million from CDPQ.
“You can tell right away when someone’s really good at what they do, and JD Saint-Martin is definitely one of those people,” said Simon De Baene, CEO and Co-founder of Workleap.
“He’s calm, humble and highly ambitious. That’s the kind of person I want to build a business with, and his experience scaling revenue will be a great addition to the team.”
JD Saint-Martin is the President of Lightspeed, headquartered in Montreal and dual-listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges. Saint-Martin joined Lightspeed in May 2019 through the acquisition of Chronogolf.
Previously, Saint-Martin worked in venture capital and private equity at Teralys Capital in Montreal, Canada and GE Equity in London, UK. He holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce in International Business from the University of Ottawa.
“What the Workleap team has built over the past two decades is impressive, and I’m honoured to join the team,” said JD Saint-Martin. “I’m inspired by the company’s mission to make work simpler, and I’m looking forward to contributing to Workleap’s growth, with the ultimate goal of enabling even more people to work at their best.”
