GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. has named Jocelyn Trottier its new executive vice president and president of the firm’s Quebec division, effective May 2, 2016. In his new role, Trottier’s responsibilities will include managing GDI’s janitorial operations in Quebec.

Trottier has spent over 33 years in various senior management positions in commercial real estate and the hotel and retail industries, gaining experience in the fields of operations management, human and financial resources and strategic planning.

Previously, Trottier was GDI’s chief financial officer from March 2009 to October 2012, after which he moved to Quebec’s Kevlar Group Inc., a real estate management and development firm, as its executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Trottier graduated with a business management degree from the University of Sherbrooke and is a member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Quebec (CPA).

“Jocelyn brings a combination of talent and knowledge which will enable GDI to pursue its growth, address the challenges within our industry and continue to offer the right solution for today and tomorrow’s services,” said Claude Bigras, president and CEO of CDI, in a press release. “We are very happy to welcome him again into GDI’s extended family and hope he will thrive in his new role.”