About SherWeb

Team Members


Peter Cassar

Peter Cassar

Co-Founder, President and CEO

Peter, and his brother Matthew, founded SherWeb in 1998 strongly believing the Internet would play a key role in how businesses and professionals communicate. They have been able to grow SherWeb from a small basement operation to a market leader with thousands of customers in over 80 countries. The company's dotcom survival is a testimony to their avant-garde spirit and willingness to break boundaries.

Born in a family of successful entrepreneurs, Peter has been involved in the information technology industry for over a decade. He leverages his knowledge and insight of the industry, be it technical or business, on a daily basis by making SherWeb stand out in a highly-competitive field.


Matthew Cassar

Matthew Cassar

Co-Founder, Executive Vice-President

Matthew co-founded SherWeb with his brother Peter in 1998. Over a decade later, he still sees the Internet as a revolutionizing medium that will replace traditional enterprise software technology with on-demand software offered as a service. Matthew provides the dynamism and vision that has helped position SherWeb as a market leader in both Web hosting and Hosted Exchange. He holds a law degree and an MBA from the University of Sherbrooke.


Jean Caron

Jean Caron

Director, Technical Operations

Jean joined SherWeb in 2000 and has played a major role in the growth of the company since. He oversees all information technology and support services. He is a result oriented individual with vast knowledge and expertise in working with both Microsoft and Linux environments. Jean holds an electrical engineering degree from the Cegep of Sherbrooke and is a Microsoft-certified professional.


Nicole Blaquiere

Nicole Blaquiere

Director, Financial Operations

Nicole has been in charge of SherWeb's financial operations since 2001. As a controller, she oversees the company's accounting and finances so that the managers can lead the business to its optimal achievement. And no wonder taking part in the enterprise's growth grabs her that much! It gives her the opportunity to make the most of the organizational skills she acquired during her nearly past 20-year experience in several working fields.


Pierre-Olivier Descoteaux

Pierre-Olivier Descoteaux

Director, Marketing and Sales

Since 2005, Pierre-Olivier has been in charge of SherWeb's worldwide revenue generation efforts as well as its marketing operations. His drive, passion and hard work ethics for the business are strongly felt inside and outside the company. He is constantly trying to find new ways to break current boundaries within the industry. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and a Master in marketing and communication from the HEC business school. He is currently completing a Certificate in Web intelligence from the University of British Columbia.


Marc-Andre Fontaine

Marc-Andre Fontaine

Director, Product Development

Since 2008, Marc-André has been responsible for Sherweb's research and development. Using all the lastest technologies and exploiting the Web's endless possibilities to the maximum, him and his team are in charge of the development of the future generations of intelligent softwares for SherWeb. Before joining SherWeb, Marc-André was vice-president and cofounder of an international software conception firm specialized in commercial real estate. He holds a bachelor degree in computer engineering from the Unversity of Sherbrooke.


Eric Gauthier

Eric Gauthier

Vice-president, Business Development

In charge of the global increase in revenues, Eric, an experienced strategic planner and business partnership specialist, has joined SherWeb in April 2010. Throughout the years he spent at Intuit as vice-president, he has developed an expertise in orchestrating and facilitating trade agreements. Besides earning a bachelor's degree in business computing and in history from Sherbrooke University, Eric is an enthusiast hockey fan who even coaches a team from time to time.