Who We Are

Avera Audiovisual is Canada’s largest privately owned corporate audiovisual partner, built to serve enterprise, institutional, and corporate clients across the country’s major economic markets.

Formed through the merger of Proshow Audiovisual in the west, Bespoke Audio Visual in central Canada, and XPAV in the east, Avera was created to offer something the Canadian market has needed for a long time: a nationally capable AV partner with strong regional roots, local accountability, and one shared standard of excellence.

Avera is designed to become an extension of the brands we serve, helping clients deliver experiences that are thoughtful, reliable, creative, and aligned with what matters most to their audiences.

Avera is proudly 100% Canadian-owned, founder-led, and values-driven. We are building a national company without losing the people, character, and regional strength that made it worth building in the first place.

World-class capabilities. National Reach. Local Pride.

The Founders

OVER 50 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE

These seven leaders from Proshow Audiovisual, Bespoke Audio Visual, and Expert’ease joined to launch Avera Audiovisual, a national audiovisual company that will bring their operations together to better serve clients coast to coast while preserving the character, leadership, and relationships that defined each founding company.

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Martin Blanchard

Chair of the Board

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Martin Blanchard

Chair of the Board

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Kyle Brooks

Chief Strategy Officer

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Kyle Brooks

Chief Strategy Officer

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Matt Hussack

Chief Executive Officer

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Matt Hussack

Chief Executive Officer

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Tim Lang

Chief Financial Officer

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Tim Lang

Chief Financial Officer

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Tim Lewis

Director at Large

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Tim Lewis

Director at Large

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Patrick Phaneuf 

Chief Operating Officer

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Patrick Phaneuf 

Chief Operating Officer

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Mike Wilson

Chief Technology Officer

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Mike Wilson

Chief Technology Officer

The Avera Name

The name Avera was created to express both who we are and the industry we serve.

At its centre is vera, derived from the Latin word for true, real and genuine. These ideas reflect the company Avera intends to be: authentic in its relationships, grounded in integrity and accountable for the commitments we make.

The addition of the letter A transforms a familiar word into something distinctively our own. Within the name, AV provides a subtle nod to the audiovisual industry and the expertise that brought our founding companies together.

Avera is more than a new name. It is a promise to build something true—to our people, to our clients and to the future we are creating together.