Guy Versailles has proven expertise in communications strategy, planning and management, with a subspecialization in public affairs management, press relations, and crisis management. His vast experience as a political consultant and high level executive with reputable companies has made him an expert in quickly identifying effective solutions for the most complex and sensitive communications problems.
Over the course of his career, he has held a number of strategic positions, including press secretary and chief of staff for Québec Government ministers in the areas of Municipal Affairs, Health and Social Services, and Intergovernmental Affairs.
After leaving the political world, he worked as a consultant in large public and private companies. He held several management positions at Hydro-Québec, where, among other things, he reorganized the press relations department and established the crisis management system used during the ice storm in 1998. As vice-president of Public Affairs and a member of the Executive Committee of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, he was responsible for the integrated management of all of the organization’s communications.
He planned and coordinated major communications events and programs, managed a large number of crises, acted as spokesperson for major corporations, oversaw important teams and budgets, and wrote hundreds of press releases, speeches, articles, documents and reports. He also actively participated in a number of strategic planning exercises related to corporate reengineering.
Guy Versailles holds a diploma in journalism from the Université Laval. He also has a Specialized Graduate Diploma (DESS) in management and sustainable development from HEC Montréal. He is an accredited member and Fellow of the Canadian Public Relations Society and the Société québécoise des professionnels en relations publiques, which presented him with the 2011 Yves Saint-Amand award for excellence in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of public relations.
