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Yvan Poulin

Growth-Focused Leader | Building CPG brands that are operationally hard to replicate

About Me

As a transformative operator with over two decades of leadership experience, I specialize in scaling mid-market consumer brands and guiding organizations through critical growth inflection points. My track record spans founder-led and PE-backed environments, where I’ve built high-performing organizations, accelerated strategic growth, and delivered sustainable enterprise value. I bring deep expertise in operations, strategy, and innovation, paired with a growth mindset and a people-first leadership approach. My career has been defined by building strong execution engines, turning complexity into clarity, and enabling bold commercial ambitions through disciplined action. I spearhead AI strategy, building practical systems that improve speed, accuracy, and efficiency across operations, innovation, and GTM execution. The focus is on real value creation, cultural capability building, and responsible adoption. I thrive at the intersection of strategic vision and operational excellence, working closely with boards, founders, and executive teams to shape and execute multi-year growth plans. Core strengths: Strategic scaling, operational transformation, organizational design, commercial acceleration, innovation strategy, board and investor partner.

Jurisdiction

Canada

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Chief Operating OfficerEarth Rated
2022 - Present

Scaled Earth Rated from high-growth challenger to category leader in the North American pet care space (B-Corp company). Led strategic and operational transformation across manufacturing, innovation, go-to-market, and talent functions. • Guided the organization through multi-year growth plan execution, driving revenue growth and structural margin improvement • Architected and operationalized innovation and GTM playbooks, enabling rapid category expansion • Led the company’s AI strategy, embedding AI into strategic planning, product development, supply chain intelligence, and GTM workflows, improving speed of execution and decision quality. • Built internal AI capability and adoption frameworks, shifting AI from experimentation to enterprise value creation and delivering measurable productivity gains across functions. • Partnered closely with the CEO and board to shape long-term strategic direction and value creation roadmap • Built a high-performing leadership team, enabling scalable execution across geographies and channels • Played a key role in shaping organizational culture, embedding strategic clarity, accountability, and innovation discipline

Vice President OperationsEarth Rated
2020 - 2022

Founded in 2009, Earth Rated is a private company that creates thoughtfully designed products for people who love dogs. As a B Corp certified company focused on innovation and responsibility, our mission is to make everyday moments for people and their dogs simpler and better.

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Languages

English