Renée Laforest
trying to explain to them when we can give preference to a local supplier versus having an open tender , and why we need to do that to support our New Brunswick companies .” On top of this , SNB has shown a flair for supplier relationship management ( SRM ) through in-depth conversations , outreach programs and more . One such company that has worked closely with SNB is IMP Solutions , who were successful in winning a number of technology supply contracts with the Government of New Brunswick . “ Currently , they hold four separate multi-year contracts of supply for technology goods , including data centre infrastructure and client computing equipment ,” explains Laforest . “ All of these contracts were awarded through competitive open tenders and support SNB service delivery to three main parts of government : core government departments , education , healthcare .”
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Renée Laforest
Laforest obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration from the Université de Moncton and is a CPA CGA with 29 years of experience in the civil service . She began her career as an internal auditor at the Office of the Comptroller , then as a treasury officer in accounting services . She then moved to the Department of Health and held various roles in financial services , including the Executive Director role , and also the Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Corporate Services where she was responsible for financial services , construction services , health analytics , procurement , emergency preparedness and business technology . Laforest joined Service New Brunswick in June 2017 as Vice President of Strategic rocurement , and become responsible for Financial Services in the Fall 2018 .
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