Simon Naylor, agr., M.Sc.
Chairman and CEO and founder of the affiliated companies Keridis BioÉnergie and CRTMO
An agronomist and holder of a master's degree in biological sciences, Simon Naylor has worked in agriculture and the environment for over twenty years. His entrepreneurial spirit quickly led him to acquire his own business in the horticultural sector, a business that he has since sold to the next generation. Thanks to his skills as a negotiator and manager, he has developed numerous MRF recycling projects. A great communicator, he regularly acts as a speaker, panelist and presenter at conferences in the field of the environment. Always involved, he currently sits on the boards of directors of the Conseil des Entreprises en Technologies Environnementales du Québec (CETEQ) and Réseau Environnement, for which he was elected Vice President of the Residual Materials sector. He was also a director of Écotech Québec, an industrial cluster for the development of green technologies. Anxious to transmit his knowledge, he mentors entrepreneurs for 2 degrees, an incubator for environmental and clean technologies businesses, and for Cycle Momentum, an innovation accelerator and platform.