{"id":3103,"date":"2025-12-14T19:38:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adriq.com\/?post_type=expert&#038;p=3103"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:44:50","slug":"benoit-cormier","status":"publish","type":"expert","link":"https:\/\/www.adriq.com\/en\/network\/experts\/benoit-cormier\/","title":{"rendered":"Benoit Cormier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After years as an international consultant, he founded Lead Management Group in 2011, a firm that supports leaders in organizational and digital transformation. He has led numerous major projects implementing performance management systems within public and private organizations in Canada and France. An expert in the manufacturing sector, he has worked in diverse fields: pulp and paper, furniture, polymers, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, electronics, and aerospace. He has developed over 80 technology portfolios, completed more than 40 organizational performance mandates, and supported over 80 companies in integrating digital systems, including ERP, AI, and IIoT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-accordions-group aligndefault\">\n    <div class=\"accordion-container\">\n    \n<div id=\"expertise\" class=\"accordion ac\">\n  <div class=\"accordion__accordion\">\n    <button class=\"accordion__header-row accordion-toggle ac-header ac-trigger\">\n      <p class=\"accordion__header__title\">        Expertise      <\/p>      <span class=\"accordion__header__icon\" role=\"presentation\">\n        <span class=\"plus\"><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/button>\n    <div class=\"accordion__sub-rows wysiwyg ac-panel\">\n      \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strategic monitoring, priority areas, and business intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technology transfer strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project management and execution monitoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical validation and external partnerships for development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluation of product development costs (processes, methods, cost analysis)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feasibility studies (e.g., risk analysis, preliminary return on investment assessments)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skills development and coaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business process innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Process and value chain optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automation, robotics, and continuous transformation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performance measurement and continuous improvement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethical adoption of artificial intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturer 5.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital diagnosis and planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation and monitoring of the digital plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Process optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supply chain diagnosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supply chain optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business data analysis and valorization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artificial intelligence, LLM, and hyper-automation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IoT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"examples-of-mandates\" class=\"accordion ac\">\n  <div class=\"accordion__accordion\">\n    <button class=\"accordion__header-row accordion-toggle ac-header ac-trigger\">\n      <p class=\"accordion__header__title\">        Examples of mandates      <\/p>      <span class=\"accordion__header__icon\" role=\"presentation\">\n        <span class=\"plus\"><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/button>\n    <div class=\"accordion__sub-rows wysiwyg ac-panel\">\n      \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developed over 80 organizational technology portfolios \u2013 Digital Transformation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is responsible for several process re-engineering and optimization projects within service companies, generating productivity gains of 20 to 30%;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have supported over 80 companies in the integration of business intelligence systems (ERP, ETL, CMMS, KPIs, CRM, MES, APIs, IoT, BI);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has completed over forty organizational performance mandates;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Served as a strategic advisor for the digital transformation in the areas of excellence recognized by the Ministry of Economy and Innovation (400 manufacturing members);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed approximately one hundred management profiles (observing first-level managers in their management roles);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has been responsible for several management coaching projects aimed at improving the performance of manufacturing companies, achieving results ranging from 20% to 40% within a short timeframe (four to six months), while ensuring long-term continuity within the company;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restructured processes, implemented a communication structure, and trained and coached over 100 managers across 7 plants in France for Bonduelle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital solution architect for the Montreal mobility digital project (Application and BI);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the coach and trainer for the digital governance committee of ArcelorMittal&#8217;s 7 long-life Canadian plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have been involved in over 35 projects related to the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  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