Management Team
Executive Management
Stephen O’Brien
Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director
Stephen has spent his entire career in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry working with several companies on the East Coast of Canada in a number of senior management positions prior to joining Davie. An Industrial Engineer by trade (St. Francis Xavier & Dalhousie Universities) he also holds an MBA from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, NS.
Alban Fournier
Chief Financial Officer
Alban holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Economics from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris. He is an international leader with 25 years of experience in all aspects of the finance function, including strategic, corporate, business partnering and controllership. Vice Presidents
John Schmidt
Senior Vice President – Commercial and Government Programs
John has served in numerous positions across Canada both during his distinguished career in the Federal Civil Service as well as in the private sector. Having spent the majority of his career with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) in various positions in ship repair, shipbuilding and contract management, John then moved into the private sector working for Irving Shipbuilding as their Director of Government Initiatives and Client Relations before joining Davie.
François Gilles Côté
Vice-President Health, Safety, Environment and Industrial Security
François Gilles is an HSE leader focused on results and continuous process improvement. He brings to Davie 24 years of experience in process engineering, operations management and management of occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene and environment acquired in the metallurgical and mining fields, both in Canada and abroad on projects in the start-up phase as well as in established plants. Departmental Directors
Jeremy Citone
Technology Director
After finishing his second Master’s degree in Computer Science in California, Jeremy was head hunted by the INOCEA group in Monaco to take on a role of a system engineer. His vision for shipyard technology led him to Inocea-owned Chantier Davie, the largest shipyard in North America. In 2017, just a few years after joining the company, he became the head of the IT department. Today, Jeremy works on implementing his vision by bringing high-end technology to the shipbuilding industry
Jean Philippe Fecteau
Environmental Director
Working for Davie since 2014, Jean-Philippe has worked his way up to become Director of Environment. With over 10 years of experience, he acquired his knowledge in the forestry, metallurgy and consulting engineering fields, and brings his technical skills, as well as project coordination and environmental management capacities to Davie’s benefit.