Patrice Boily
COO - Cash Logistics, Canada
Patrice Boily has 21 years of experience in operations management, specializing in business process reengineering. Mr. Boily worked as an independent advisor for several high-tech firms that were going through significant changes ranging from rapid growth to mergers, acquisitions, major moves or even shutdowns. Recognized for his qualities as an efficient leader and creative executive, he has greatly contributed to Garda's growth since June 2003, starting with the integration of Secur within Garda. As the COO of the Canadian cash logistics operation, he leads the team and oversees the expansion of the new greenfield business in Ontario. He also assists with the implementation of CashTRAK in the US. Before joining Garda, Mr. Boily was Vice President of Operations at Touchtunes Music where he completed a reengineering mandate resulting in a 35% decrease in operating costs for the company. Prior to that, he led operations at Dentalmatic and Discreet Logic where he had to integrate operations centers in Boston, Chicago, Lyon in France, and Newbury in Great Britain. Mr. Boily is an industrial engineer and is a graduate of the École Polytechnique de l'Université de Montréal.