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Nicolas McDuff

Pioneer · DISC type DIS
Senior Vice-President Global Communications and Marketing at AtkinsRéalis
📍 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Nicolas is a senior executive with 30 years of experience in global professional services, specializing in communications, marketing, and strategy. He leads a team of 200 professionals at AtkinsRéalis, where he recently directed their major global rebranding. He is an alumnus of the University of Oxfords Saïd Business School Executive Leadership Program.

Colleagues and direct reports consistently describe him as a sharp, visionary, and strategic leader. He is praised for his ability to foster an environment where his team is motivated to excel and for mentoring employees to achieve success.

He drove the massive rebranding of SNC Lavalin and Atkins to AtkinsRéalis, a project that positively impacted 40, 000 employees and over 5, 000 clients worldwide.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice-President Global Communications and Marketing
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Personality Overview

How Nicolas shows up

Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly
Dynamic But Sincere

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Nicolas cares about

Large-Scale Rebranding
He recently led the complex and successful rebranding of SNC Lavalin and Atkins to AtkinsRéalis, a major project impacting thousands of employees and clients globally.
Growth Through Acquisition
His recent social media activity highlights a focus on strategic growth by welcoming and integrating new companies like C2AE and ADG Engineers into the AtkinsRéalis family.
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Career

Work history

5-2022
Senior Vice-President Global Communications and Marketing
AtkinsRéalis
9-2019 - 5-2022
Vice President Global Marketing & Communications
CGI
1-2018 - 9-2019
Vice President Global Marketing & Intellectual Property Strategy
CGI
12-2015 - 12-2017
Vice President Strategy & Planning | Canada
CGI
5-2010 - 12-2015
Managing Director - Quebec and Eastern Canada
LexisNexis Canada Inc.
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Education
3-2025 - 6-2025
Assises de la gouvernance
Collège des administrateurs de sociétés
2023 - 2023
Executive Leadership Development Program
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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