Stéphane Lefebvre

President and Chief Executive Officer
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group

Cirque du Soleil: a successful comeback

A few days after the world premiere of the new show ECHO, under the Big Top in the Old Port of Montreal, Cirque du Soleil President and Chief Executive Office Stéphane Lefebvre will address The Canadian Club. He will talk about Cirque du Soleil's extraordinary return, fuelled by a multitude of projects with the world as its stage and Montreal as its home. This conference, under the sign of creativity, business success and humanism will have some surprises in store for you...

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Biography

Stéphane Lefebvre

Stéphane Lefebvre has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group since December 2021.
Boasting over 30 years of experience in acquisition management, strategic planning and financial governance, Stéphane has significant knowledge and a strong understanding of market development opportunities and complex business environments.
Stéphane joined Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer and later served as Chief Operating Officer. During these years, he was responsible for overseeing finance, information technology, global procurement and risk management. Stéphane was also instrumental in the acquisitions of Blue Man Group, VStar Entertainment and The Works Entertainment, and played a key role on the team that led the closing of the company's sale transaction in 2020 and subsequent post-pandemic recovery.
Prior to his role at Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, Stéphane Lefebvre held the position of CFO at CAE Inc. where he worked for 20 years. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of C2 Montreal, a non-profit organization, since 2017, a member of the Board of Directors of Financial Executives International (FEI) Canada, Quebec Chapter, and a member of the Board of Directors of Air Transat.
Stéphane holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from HEC Montréal and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.