David Archambault

David Archambault has led a highly successful career in technology, media and search as an executive, founder and advisor, highlighted by innovations. This experience enriches his work with clients, providing technological expertise, an entrepreneurial mindset and organizational insight. He is an outstanding resource for executive talent, adept at building high-performing, forward-thinking teams.

Professional Focus

Over 30 years’ experience in executive search, technology leadership and consulting
Recruits and advises senior leadership at the functional level as well as operations, technology/R&D, strategy and business development
Specialized industry expertise in cable, mobility/automotive, payments, media, software development, SaaS (enterprise and consumer), cloud services, IT, gaming and ecommerce
Advisor to national and international Fortune 100 organizations, as well as startups, private equity and venture capital firms seeking leadership for portfolio companies

Business Expertise

Partner in the Technology & Innovation Practice of a prominent leadership advisory and executive search firm
Partner in a national retained executive search firm
President & CEO of BigSmokeCanoe, LLC consulting firm; helped clients leverage digital transformation, social networking, open source and cloud technologies, direct-to-consumer strategies
President & CEO of B3 Corp., an ecommerce firm providing back-end payments processing, online sales and promotions management infrastructure for the banking and entertainment industries
Senior Vice President at Warner Music Group/WEA; led development of first industry-driven digital music download system; built gaming division; developed and spun out multidivisional ecommerce company B3 Corp.
Director of Marketing and Product Management at Commodore Business Machines; led team that launched pioneering Amiga personal computer

Practice Membership

Global Industry Practices

Industrial
Technology

Global Cross Sector Practices

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Additional Expertise

Automotive
Cloud
Communications, Media & Entertainment
Ecommerce
Gaming
IT
Payments
Software

Education & Certifications

University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (Ryerson University), Ontario, Canada

Featured Insights

Blog Post

A View of Fintech Trends Post COVID

The fintech sector is accelerating at top speed, making it one of the hottest sectors of 2021. While the sector continues to grow exponentially, it’s also creating positive change in the industry alongside evolving consumer behaviours. Taking into account insights and observed market developments from Boyden’s global fintech and financial services experts, we share the top fintech management trends making their way into 2022.