FX Innovation

BVM: Five years ahead, what are the priorities for FX Innovation? Marotte: “Looking ahead, our priority is growth, while ensuring our clients and employees are sat- isfied. Expansion outside Quebec is a target.We’re in the third year of a three-year plan for that, and we’re executing on it. The plan is all about ex- porting outside of Canada from Montreal. That’s a good base for us, and we want to grow it here over the next five years.We have a team of 37 full-timers recruiting in France and South Ameri- ca, and we hired two Americans, so we’re doing a lot of work. Our employees are a good combina- tion of experienced people and those fresh out of university.We need to hire senior people and combine them with extremely brilliant young people, so they can learn from each other.” Riachy: “We believe to succeed you have to be innovative, but also be yourself and maximize the talent in everybody.We have a saying in-house,‘You don’t win the Stanley Cup with a bunch of super- stars.You win it with a great team that is in perfect sync with the objectives and values.’That’s what we thinkmakes FX different from everybody else.” can help commonly resolve them, instead of them facing it alone. This is one of the major things that affects our clients.” BVM: What role do partnerships play in your business? Marotte: “We enjoy strong partnerships with Microsoft, ServiceNow, and AWS, and we belong to the Quebec Technology Association and YPO. And we just partnered with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (an institutional investor that manages several public and parapublic pen- sion plans and insurance programs in Quebec). They invested money in our organization to help us seize new markets in Canada and the U.S. with our solutions.We’re very proud of that.We chose a partner that has experience and an alignment of vision and values with whom we can expand the business. “It’s also important for us to thank our clients and our great colleagues every day. They’re the best partners we have. Philanthropy is another key focus for us.We’ve been blessed, and we want to give back to the community–not only at an enterprise level – we encourage our employees to get involved with their own municipalities. They come to us for ideas and we help them out. We’re actively involved with the Canadian Cancer Society, the Alzheimer’s Society, and Make-A-Wish, and several other organizations. If we are a good citizen, then we help our community grow and be healthy, and that’s all the recognition you need.” www.sidev.com Unparallelled expertise. Sidev is one of the major real estate investment companies in Quebec. it owns and manages several strategically located office and commercial properties together with millions of square feet of residential and commercial lands currently in development. It has more than 30 years of experience and a solid reputation in the industry. Experience the Sidev advantage. n Building analysis n Market studies n Accounting n Financial planning WITH EXPERTISE IN: PREFERRED VENDORS n Cologix Canada Inc. www.cologix.com Cologix, Inc. is an interconnection and data center company that provides interconnection and colocation services through its data centers in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. It serves carrier networks, managed services, cloud, media, content, financial services, and enterprise customers. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Denver, Colorado. n Gestion Sidev, Inc. www.sidev.com FX INNOVATION