Caroline Desmarais, President & CEO

Caroline Desmarais is a sales expert with plenty of international experience. Previously, she worked in Sydney, Australia as Sales Manager at MaxInteractive, part of the Ybrant Digital Network. Her background is diverse, having studied and worked in Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia. Caroline has a B.A. in Philosophy and Foreign Languages (Spanish, Italian) from Skidmore College and a Law Degree (LL.L) from the University of Ottawa. She also completed a specialized course in Digital Media in 2010. She has a passion for online media and a flare for all social platforms. 

Colin Surprenant, Alpha Hacker and Lead Engineer

Colin is Needium’s platform architecture lead ninja. He is a hands-on software development architect who played key roles in R&D and business management. He is a passionate self-starter who brings creativity, innovation, simplicity and pragmatism to teams and organisations. Colin has been working with Internet technologies since the late 90s. You can spot him in his spare time defying gravity on various cliffs around the country.

Laura Politis, Channel Manager

Laura nurtures relationships with our partners around the globe. She graduated from Concordia with a B.A. in Communications, and followed it up with an MBA from McGill University. With over 5 years of experience in the service industry, she also manages tweet quality & productivity to ensure constant customer satisfaction.

Marc-André Gagnon, Rails Developer

Marc-André has 10 years of experience in web development in Montreal and has worked for many agencies before joining Praized Media in 2007. He has been working with Ruby on Rails since version 0.10. As a dedicated marathon runner, he can often be seen on the trails of Mont-Royal in his spare time.

François Lafortune, Front-End Developer

François is Needium’s front-end, UI and widget specialist. He is especially adept at cross-site scripting, API wrapping, 3rd party logins and web-based application user interfaces. When he’s not busy with all of that, he can be seen roaming the streets of Montreal on his longboard.

Sasha Guindi, Media Consultant

Sasha’s entrepreneurial spirit combined with a strong background in sales and online media brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our sales force. As our in-house sales guru, he provides excellent service and support to our clients.

Jessica Grana, Community Manager

Jessica is our resident PR pro and always has a smile on her face. Her community management skills are second to none. When she’s not tweeting away, she enjoys the arts, jazz and fine dining.