Marie Pinsonneault

Marie Pinsonneault is a Senior Partner at Stanton Chase Montreal. She is a seasoned human capital expert with over four decades of experience both as a corporate leader and a strategic adviser. She is committed to delivering the finest talent solutions and recruiting best-in-class executives across Canada and globally. Passionate about forging longstanding relationships, she positions herself as a trusted partner and a true ambassador to her clients.

Marie’s background in executive search, coupled with years of experience as a savvy consultant, fuels her ability to foster a holistic view of clients’ business models and strategic needs. Thanks to the scope and comprehensiveness of her HR credentials, Marie recruits skillfully using strategies that consider the overall business context. She is therefore uniquely positioned to deploy actionable recruitment approaches that directly impact business results.

Specializing in C-suite and VP-level positions, Marie’s experience is broad in scope. She primarily fills general management roles, including CEOs, COOs, presidents, and general managers, but also enrolls leading executives from all functional areas, such as HR, finance, business development, governance, and operations. While she frequently works with large publicly traded corporations, Marie also enjoys working with private mid-market companies in various industry segments and proudly represents several prominent players in the non-profit arena.

Born in Montreal and fully bilingual, Marie’s career started as a business leader in the media industry. She entered the world of HR consulting and executive search 25 years ago, acting as VP of a well-established national recruitment firm. She then led several reputable Canadian and international consulting firms.

Marie holds a law degree and a master’s in intellectual property from the Université de Montréal. She also completed an executive program in leadership development at Columbia University and holds a certificate in governance from IGOPP.

Marie, an accomplished athlete herself, is heavily involved as a volunteer, supporting elite athletes’ development and funding. She has been sitting on the board of directors of the National Sports Institute for over six years.