Machinex CEO earns award in Canada

Pierre Paré, president and CEO of Quebec-based recycling equipment maker Machinex Group, has been recognized with an Hommage Pierre-Lachance award at the at the 2023 Envirolys Gala.

Pare was presented with the award at a ceremony held in mid-November in Laval, Québec, organized by the Conseil des Entreprises en Technologies Environnementales du Québec (CETEQ).

The event is designed to highlight the contribution of private companies to Quebec’s green economy. The 14th annual event and was attended by nearly 500 guests, including two Quebec government ministers and leaders of several other companies, trade groups and nongovernmental organizations.

The award honors a person whose achievements and commitment have contributed to the development and influence of the green economy. Paré was awarded the prize in recognition of his contribution, both in Quebec and internationally, during the past 40 years at Machinex, including more than 27 years as president and CEO of the group.

Machinex says Paré is a pioneer of the recycling and waste management industry. He started at Machinex in 1983 when the company had just a dozen employees.

“With his innovative vision and entrepreneurial spirit, he quickly became a shareholder within the company, turning the operations from agricultural completely toward the recycling industry in the late 1980s,” Machinex says.

Under Paré’s leadership, Machinex has become “one of the few companies worldwide with the capacity to deliver state-of-the-art, high-capacity MRFs,” the company says.

After developing the Quebec market early in his career, Paré next focused on the rest of Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, where the majority of Machinex projects are installed, according to the firm.

“Mr. Paré has made an invaluable contribution to the development of environmental knowledge and technologies in this sector, which benefits the entire Quebec economy and beyond,” the company says.

During the same event, CETEQ also presented the Envirolys Personality Award to former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. That award was presented by his former colleague Jean Charest, who served as Quebec’s minister from 2003 to 2012.