Jacques Nantel Ph.D.
Secretary General
Professor HEC Montréal

Since April 2007, Dr. Jacques Nantel is acting as Secretary General at HEC Montréal, the oldest business in Canada and one of the top rated in the world according to the Business Week, Forbes and The Economist classifications. He has served for more than 25 years as professor of Marketing at the same institution. Prior to his nomination he was the founder and the director of the RBC Financial Group Chair of e-commerce.

Dr Nantle received a Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1985 and since he has been active in teaching, research and consulting. Dr Nantel is author or co-author of four marketing textbooks. He has also published several articles in journals such as the Journal of Retailing, The Journal of Interactive Marketing, The International Journal of e-commerce, The Journal of Business Research (JBR), The European Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, and the Journal of Business Ethic.

In 2000 he received the prestigious «Leaders in Management Education» an award bestowed by the Financial Post to the best professors of the Canadian Business Schools. In 2002 the American Marketing Association (Montréal Chapter) granted him the title of «Personality of the year » for his contribution to the advancement of the marketing profession.

He is a member or has been a member of the following boards: Librairies Renaud Bray, Pierre Belvedère, BMO Advisory Comity on Retirement, TotalMedia (Fondation Chagnon). Conseil supérieur de l’éducation (CERU), Groupe Germain, Centraide, CFI (Centre financier international), Groupe Vidéotron, PLB International.