Stéphane Paquet

Critic
DISC Type : C

PDG at Montréal International

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Overview

Stéphane Paquet is the President and CEO of Montréal International, where he leads the agency responsible for attracting foreign investment and global talent. Under his leadership, investment value has nearly quadrupled. He holds a graduate diploma from the London School of Economics and previously had a distinguished career in journalism.

Outside of his professional life, Mr. Paquet and his partner are fathers to two children. His background is deeply rooted in Québec, having worked for major media outlets like La Presse and Radio-Canada before transitioning into international economic development and diplomacy.

Before leading Montréals top investment agency, he was a journalist and Editor-in-Chief for the financial publication Les Affaires.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Critic

ROI Driven

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Foreign Investment
As CEO of Montréal International, his primary mandate is to attract foreign direct investment, and he has successfully helped triple the value of these projects.
Global Talent Attraction
He is focused on attracting international workers and students to fill key roles for employers and drive Montréal's economic growth, a frequent topic in his posts.
Economic Diversification
He publicly advocates for using foreign investment as a tool to diversify Canada's export markets and build stronger international business networks for local SMEs.

Media Appearances

Stéphane Paquet takes over management of Montréal International. Featured in Newswire Canada

See Now

Stéphane Paquet – Expert Profile. Featured in Montréal International

See Now

Comment Montréal International mise sur une économie plus verte. Featured in YouTube

See Now

Work History

1-2020
PDG at Montréal International
9-2017 - 12-2019
Vice-président, Investissements étrangers & Organisations internationales at Montréal International
11-2015 - 9-2017
Vice-président, Investissement Grand Montréal at Montréal International
6-2023 - 9-2025
Président du conseil d’administration at Consider Canada
8-2015 - 10-2015
Consultant at Finance Montréal

Education

2000 - 2001
Graduate Diploma from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
1993 - 1995
Master's degree from UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 12 Location : Montreal, Quebec, Canada Job Level : N/A Designation : PDG at Montréal International
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Stéphane

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Stéphane is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Stéphane

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Stéphane move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Stéphane take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Stéphane

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.