Jean-Nicolas Beaudry

Jean-Nicolas Beaudry is vice-president of business development and partnerships at Enim Technologies, an innovative circular economy company that recycles electronic waste. Jean-Nicolas has 25 years of experience in electronic materials in universities and industry. He previously held technical, operational and commercial positions at 5N+ in the supply, processing and recycling of metals for the specialist semiconductor market. Jean-Nicolas has chaired the steering committee of Québec’s Critical and Strategic Minerals (CSM) Research Network since its creation in 2023. He has also been a member of the executive board of the Brussels-based International Thin-Film Solar Industry Association (PVthin) and served on the Industry Advisory Council of the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics (US-MAC) Consortium. He also served for 10 years on the Industry Advisory Board of the Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics, sponsored by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). A member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (materials engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal), he also holds a doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the same institution and has completed the executive MBA program offered jointly by McGill University and HEC-Montréal.