Denis Bastien

Denis Bastien has served as the Chief Financial Officer at Nakisa since 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Accounting from Youngstown State University, Ohio, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Maryland, USA.
With over 20 years of diverse international experience, Mr. Bastien has worked across various business environments. He began his career at Arthur Andersen in the external audit department before joining Black & Decker Corporation as part of its internal audit team where he spent three years conducting comprehensive reviews of the company’s core business processes across the United States and Europe. He then transitioned to the role of Manufacturing Controller for the DeWalt brand, overseeing financial operations at Black & Decker’s largest production facility in Mexico.
Upon returning to Canada, Mr. Bastien served as Chief Financial Officer for a small-sized company in the office coffee services sector, where he led operational improvements and executed a full-scale restructuring that restored profitability within three years. He then spent a decade as CFO and Director at Idénergie, where he focused on the development and commercialization of renewable energy solutions. During his tenure, he secured multiple rounds of financing and played a key role in positioning the company for a public listing through a reverse takeover. Mr. Bastien’s extensive expertise spans financial strategy, operational restructuring, corporate governance, and international business development.