Meet 
Our Team

Franca Messina, CPC

Executive Vice-President

Franca is the Vice-President and leader of Talent DeRabane.

With over 25 years of experience, she brings extensive expertise in headhunting and talent acquisition for renowned companies in various industries, with a strong emphasis on enhancing employer branding.

Through her strategic vision and personalized approach, she identifies the specific needs of clients and recommends the best solution, whether it’s a turnkey project, outsourcing, or any other customized option. She oversees talent acquisition projects aimed at identifying candidates whose high potential can drive company growth.

A mother of two and an outdoors enthusiast, Franca fosters a culture of excellence and collaboration within her team.

Carole Saroufim, CPC

Director

With nearly 15 years of experience in recruitment, Carole supports companies in their search for key team members and guides candidates through their professional journeys. Her ability in adapting strategies keeps her at the forefront of recruitment trends, thus enhancing her skills in effectively meeting her clients' needs.

Always exploring new technologies, Carole optimizes her productivity and works creatively to achieve fast, high-quality results. She excels at recognizing transferable skills that bring true added value.

Just as she does with her passion for running, Carole applies perseverance and thoroughness in her recruitment efforts.

Ardemis Mareshlian, CRHA

Senior Business Partner

With over 10 years of experience in recruiting and talent acquisition, Ardemis helps organizations identify key hires and guides candidates in advancing their careers. Passionate about business development, she builds lasting relationships and delivers an outstanding candidate experience to maximize the fit between needs and talent.

She leads end-to-end mandates, from needs analysis to tailored solutions. With strategic vision and a personalized approach, she aligns business objectives, capabilities, and growth potential.

On a personal note, she is passionate about fitness and healthy cooking: she loves cooking for others and recharging with her family, qualities of generosity, discipline, and team spirit that she brings to her practice every day.

Jean Champagne

Director, Business Development

With more than 25 years of experience in business development, including nearly 20 years in human resources and talent acquisition, Jean’s has also worked in operational management, sales, and customer service roles within international and national organizations.

He is recognized for his collaborative leadership style, strategic mindset, client-focused approach, and strong commitment to addressing the challenges and needs of the organizations and businesses he supports.

His in-depth understanding of various markets and extensive expertise enable him to excel in building partnerships with managers across both mid-sized and large organizations. Throughout his career, he has led numerous concrete initiatives aligned with business objectives and operational challenges.

Passionate about travel, sports, and competition, Jean brings the same discipline and perseverance he developed as a black belt in karate to his professional relationships. His love for animals reflects the importance he places on trust, authenticity, and meaningful connections in every aspect of his life.

Rosalie Côté

Vice President

With over 15 years of experience in marketing and communications, Rosalie, Vice-President, Chief Marketing Officer, is a seasoned professional who guides her clients, partners and team towards positive and lasting results.

Her career path includes the retail, banking and public relations sectors. She has participated in several major projects regarding commercial marketing and human resources marketing, as well as brand image creation.

Rosalie stands out for her thoroughness, her unifying vision and the consistency she brings to complex mandates. Her vast expertise and undeniable passion enable companies to increase their visibility, clarify their positioning, and reinforce their B2B and B2C proposition.

Andy-Riwan Gernet

Director

With more than 12 years of experience, Andy-Riwan has developed expertise in strategic planning, consumer behaviour analysis, brand positioning and digital marketing, offering insightful advice to prestigious and well-known companies.

He brings a wealth of knowledge to various industries such as aerospace, logistics, recruitment and manufacturing, thus developing and implementing communication and marketing plans based on strategic and operational thinking.

Whether it is for rebranding, launching advertising campaigns, building an employer brand or leading recruitment marketing strategies, Andy-Riwan acts as an extension of our clients, ensuring their vision is brought to life.