Team

The Management Team

  • FRANCIS
    MAHEU

    CEO and co-founder functionalab group

    Francis founded the Functionalab Group with Erick Geoffrion in 2009 and led it through exponential growth in the beauty market via both acquisitions and organic growth.

    Before founding Functionalab in 2009, Francis enjoyed a successful career as an investment banker, specializing on cross-border strategic advisory, M&A transactions and funding of entrepreneurial ventures. He was recently a Managing Director at Lazard Frères and COO of the Canadian business and also worked in New York at Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers. Francis has also been involved in a variety of business ventures as a principal.

    Francis has a law degree and obtained his MBA with Distinction from INSEAD.

  • ERICK
    GEOFFRION

    PRESIDENT and co-founder functionalab group

    Erick founded and led the growth of Functionalab Group with Francis Maheu from its inception in 2009. With his numerous achievements and unique experience in brand marketing, international distribution of consumer goods, and business development over the past 20 years, Erick has become a real trendsetter in the cosmetics and nutrition industries.

    Directly responsible for strategic contracts with LVMH, Estée Lauder and Interbrew to name but a few, Erick provides global expertise in the development of innovative products, brand building, international distribution of consumer goods and the marketing approaches used to commercialize them.

  • MARILYNE
    GAGNé

    President, clinics division. Dermapure founder.

    Marilyne founded Dermapure in 2009 after seeing the significant opportunity in the nonsurgical aesthetic medicine market. In a short period of time, she led the growth of Dermapure from a one-clinic operation to a growing network of aesthetic medicine clinics with a leadership position and a unique positioning.

    Prior to founding Dermapure, Marilyne cumulated several years of capital equipment sales, including with the largest distributor of aesthetic equipment and lasers in Canada where she trained physicians on the latest and most sophisticated rejuvenation technologies. Marilyne also acts as a beauty editor on TV.

  • JEAN-FRANÇOIS
    TREMBLAY

    Chief medical officer

    Dr Jean-François Tremblay completed his medical education and residency in dermatology at McGill University and University of Montreal as well as a fellowship in Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles. He founded in 2004 the Medime Aesthetic Medicine Institute in Montreal having for mission to provide innovative treatments and technologies using a natural and global approach. Medime rapidly became one of the leading aesthetic medicine centers in Canada. Dr Tremblay has developed a renowned expertise in dermatology, filler and neuromodulator treatments as well as laser technologies. He has worked in those fields as a researcher, consultant, trainer and lecturer nationally and internationally. Dr Tremblay joined the Functionalab-Dermapure group in 2020 as Chief Medical Officer.

  • Michelle
    Cialdella

    Chief Operating Officer, Clinics Division

    Michelle joined the Functionalab Group in 2021. Prior to this new adventure, she led the TELUS Health Care Centres & Clinics, (formerly known as Medisys) as Vice President of Operations. From her arrival in early 2014 as Senior Director, Corporate Operations, Michelle has consistently demonstrated a commitment to spirited teamwork and operational excellence in support of improving patient outcomes and putting customers first. In that time, she has made a lasting impact on the clinics and the team members in progressively senior roles, ultimately assuming responsibility for Medisys’ national operations from coast to coast. Notably, she was instrumental in supporting TELUS’ acquisition of the Medisys Health Group in 2018 and has been a key contributor to its integration into the greater TELUS organization.

    Throughout her career Michelle has gained an impressive degree of experience as a leader in operations, customer care, marketing, communication, and sales at Bell Canada and then at Sun Life Financial (Canada).

    Michelle graduated from École des Sciences de la Gestion at the Université du Québec à Montréal in Management. She sits on the board of directors of Leucan.

  • Magali
    Philippot

    VP General Manager, Products Division

    A graduate of HEC Montréal Business School, Magali holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing. A passionate leader, she ran her own company before joining international brands such as L'Oréal, CoverFX, the Prestilux group, Jouviance and Functionalab. With more than 20 years of extensive experience in the industry, Magali has evolved as Account Manager, Sales Director, Marketing Director and recently Vice President, General Manager of our product division.

    Magali has proven proficiency in performance management and results strategies. Coupled with her business acumen and analytical skills, her leadership abilities are proving beneficial to the entire organization.

    As a rallying force, Magali relies on the relationships between the different departments of the group and the strengths of each of her colleagues so that everyone can work together with a common vision of the objectives to be achieved.

  • Audrey
    Laurin

    Group Director of Finance

    Audrey Laurin, CPA, CA joined Functionalab Group in January 2017 as Corporate Controller and most recently became Group Director of Finance.

    She has acquired her extensive management and strategic leadership experience with a world leading provider of ground handling services in the aviation industry where she occupied various senior management positions. With more than 30 years of experience, she has solid experience in accounting, finance and operations in public and private equity owned companies and has 5 years of experience in public audit with KPMG.

    A highly motivated, ethical and dedicated professional with strong interpersonal, communication and strong analytical problem-solving skills, Audrey demonstrates a remarkable capacity to develop trust and establish credibility with all stakeholders.

  • Charles
    Lamarre

    Group Director of Corporate Development and M&A

    Charles Lamarre serves as Director of Corporate Development and M&A of Functionalab Group. In this role, he executes the group’s strategic initiatives and collaborates with the operational teams on performance enhancement initiatives.

    Prior to joining Functionalab Group, Charles worked in Investment Banking at GMP Securities, where he has executed buy-side, sell-side transactions as well as equity financings for entrepreneur-led Canadian companies listed on the TSX, with a focus on buy-side advisory and equity underwriting for industry consolidators. Prior to that, Charles worked at leading international accounting firms (KPMG and Deloitte), where he obtained his CPA designation and transitioned from Audit to Corporate Finance.

Clinical Advisory Board

  • Chief medical officer

    JEAN-FRANÇOIS TREMBLAY

    Dr Jean-François Tremblay completed his medical education and residency in dermatology at McGill University and University of Montreal as well as a fellowship in Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles. He founded in 2004 the Medime Aesthetic Medicine Institute in Montreal having for mission to provide innovative treatments and technologies using a natural and global approach. Medime rapidly became one of the leading aesthetic medicine centers in Canada. Dr Tremblay has developed a renowned expertise in dermatology, filler and neuromodulator treatments as well as laser technologies. He has worked in those fields as a researcher, consultant, trainer and lecturer nationally and internationally. Dr Tremblay joined the Functionalab-Dermapure group in 2020 as Chief Medical Officer.