Orbit Garant announced that Sylvain Laroche has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective today. Mr. Laroche has been part of the Orbit Garant team since 2006, most recently serving as Corporate Manager. He has more than 20 years' experience in operations management, business development, and administration and has played a key role in the Company's expansion.

He previously served as the Company's Administrative Manager. From 1998 to 2006, he was Human Resources Manager and also Operations Manager for Groupe Boisvert. Mr. Laroche has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Université du Québec.