Alithya names Pierre Blanchette chief financial officer

Alithya, a management and technology consulting firm, has appointed Pierre Blanchette as chief financial officer, effective July 28, 2025.

Based in the firm’s Montreal headquarters, Blanchette has nearly 30 years of experience in finance – with deep expertise across financial reporting, planning and analysis, M&A, controllerships, and financial operations.

He most recently spent four years as CFO of Colabor, a Canadian food distribution company. Before that, he spent 14 years with independent asset management firm Fiera Capital, where he served as SVP for global treasury and taxation and CFO for the US division.

Earlier in his career, Blanchette was VP of finance at Air Canada Vacations.

He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Université du Québec à Montréal and is a chartered professional accountant.

“With a proven track record of driving financial performance, optimizing structures, and leading dynamic teams, Pierre brings the financial expertise and strategic insight we need as we continue to scale and advance our strategic objectives. I look forward to collaborating with him in delivering sustained value to our stakeholders,” said Paul Raymond, president and chief executive officer of Alithya.

Founded in 1992, Alithya has over 3,900 employees across offices in Canada, the US, France, Serbia, Montenegro, Morocco, and India.

The consulting firm has practices in business strategy, application services, enterprise solutions, and data and analytics.