André joined Kilmer as a Managing Partner of its Montreal office in 2007 and brings over 18 years of private equity and investment banking experience in the Province of Quebec.

Prior to Kilmer, André was a Senior Vice-President of Perseis Partners Inc. (formerly Borealis Capital Corporation) where he was one of three partners responsible for managing Perseis’ $375 million buyout fund. While at Perseis, André served as Chairman of the Holiday Group Holdings, Vansco Electronics LP and Cheneliere/McGraw-Hill and was a board member of Greiche & Scaff, Groupe Sante Sedna and Maxx Inc. Prior to joining Perseis, he was the Managing Partners of the financial advisory services group of KPMG in Montreal and served with that group in various capacities for over ten years. Previously, he was a Vice President at Canadian Corporate Funding Ltd. and a Senior Account Manager Corporate Banking at Royal Bank of Canada.

André holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University and an M.B.A. from Laval University.