Meet E18 Team
Sponsors / Grad Ceremony / Judges
Sponsors / Grad Ceremony / Judges
Promotion and Social media
XPRESSMODE and Givebacks
Logistics Director
Communications / V.I.P Management / Alumni Award
Graphics
Website and Team Photographer
Finance / Fundraising / Food Management
Communications / V.I.P Management / Alumni Award
Producer
Creative Director
Meet E19 Jury
Senior Vice President of
Sales & Operations
LE CHÂTEAU
Franco Rocchi is the Executive Vice-President at Le Château of Montreal, where he began his retail career 35 years ago. Franco is proud to be part of a global team that has elevated Le Château to one of Canada’s most respected, successful and fashion-focused brands. Mr. Rocchi is also the proud President of the Conseil Regional des Ages Italo-Canadiens, a board that governs the activities of 75 Italo-Canadian Golden Age Clubs, which maintains a membership of over 12,000 members.
Senior Director of Marketing
Ardène
Sophie Beauchamp is a creative retail executive with over ten years of marketing and visual merchandising experience. Over the course of her career, Sophie has directed countless original marketing projects, brand development initiatives, and visual merchandising concepts. In her current role as Ardene’s Senior Director, Marketing and Visual, Sophie oversees the strategic planning and implementation of the company’s promotional campaigns. Under her leadership, Sophie’s team has leveraged pop culture and every-day street style to tell compelling stories and connect with the customer in an authentic way. Sophie’s entrepreneurial vision is contagious, and her innovative leadership has played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Ardene brand.
Marketing Director
Reitmans
Michelle Laberge is a marketing and communications executive with a solid track record in managing all aspects of marketing communication strategies and delivering positive results while keeping the customer experience a priority. Michelle Laberge is currently responsible for leading the marketing strategy for the Reitmans’ brand across Canada in her role as Marketing Director. Strong from over 20 years serving some of Canada’s leading retail brands, Laberge acted most recently, as counsel to leading entrepreneurs in marketing and reputation management after her tenure as Senior Director Marketing Communication at RONA. Laberge’s previous roles include Vice president at MS&L (Publicis) and Senior Manager, Communication and Marketing with Holt Renfrew & Co, Canada’s leading lifestyle and fashion retailer. She also acted as Divisional Director, Public Relations for Birks & Mayors, a leading North American luxury brand and designer of fine jewelry. Before that, she served as Director, Public Relations with Clarins Canada. She has a postgraduate degree in Public Communications and a Professional Degree in Fashion Design from Lasalle College.
Executive Director
mmode
Debbie Zakaib is the Executive Director of La Grappe Métropolitaine de la Mode. She holds a masters degree in Marketing from HEC Montreal whose thesis explored Fashion Marketing in Quebec. After working for the Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec, promoting Quebec designers, she gathered over 10 years of experience as a manager in the areas of marketing and product development at l’Oréal, Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson. In addition, Debbie published a weekly blog for Clin D’oeil magazine and was the «Urban Journalist» at ICI Radio-Canada. Committed and passionate, she sits on several boards such as the Contemporary Art Museum of Montreal’s’ foundation, spearheading their annual ball. Avid art collector, Ms. Zakaib also organizes the Contemporary Art Festival of Saint-Lambert as their official spokesperson.
Retail Director
Frank + Oak
With 16 years of retail management, Brad is currently the Retail Director with Frank And Oak. Since graduating from JMSB in 2009, he has had the opportunity to grow within a variety of Canadian and international retail organizations. Contrary to most retailers in the Canadian landscape, Frank And Oak started as a menswear e-comm site and has since developed into one of the leaders in omni-channel shopping experience.
Chief Executive Officer
Pilgrim
Pilgrim is a family owned fashion jewellery, watches and sunglasses company established in 1983 with wholesale operations in over 71 countries. The brand was born in Skanderborg, Denmark, when designer Annemette Markvad started creating and selling her own jewellery line at popular music festivals throughout Scandinavia. She took inspiration from her love of minimalistic art, music, and people.
