Claude Rivard, senior partner, is President of the group. He brings more than 20 years of experience in IT consulting to the company. His experience in customer relations management, his professionalism and his talent as a manager make him a partner without equal.

During the course of his career, he has been involved in many projects to develop strategic direction and to implement normative frameworks and new technologies.

Before founding Groupe conseil CODE6, Mr. Rivard was executive vice-president at Cognicase. He joined Cognicase in 1997 after the acquisition of Gestion Icotech. For five years, he was responsible for consulting services at several Cognicase offices, including those in Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Paris and Madrid. This division made over $120 million in sales and had more than 1,100 employees.

Prior to joining Cognicase, Mr. Rivard spent six years as a partner and executive vice-president of Gestion Icotech. He was responsible for consulting services at all branches of the company. When Cognicase purchased the company, it had more than 400 employees.

Before joining Gestion Icotech, Mr. Rivard held a variety of business development positions with consulting firms in the Montreal area.