Widney Bonfils
Senior Director, a & R @Universal Music Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director, a & R @Universal Music Canada
Montreal, QC, CA
EDUCATION
HEC Montréal
Certificate, International Business
UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal
Bachelor, Communications Marketing
SKILLS
ABOUT WIDNEY BONFILS
Music executive and AI strategist at Universal Music Canada.Sr Director of A&R and AI Ambassador. Track record: 2 JUNO Awards, several certifications (Diamond, Platinum, Gold), breakthrough artists Preston Pablo, La Zarra, Banx & Ranx, Sofia Camara.Building AI systems, automating workflows, and developing custom GPTs to transform A&R operations. Deep expertise in LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) and generative AI for talent research and creative decision-making.Former enterprise tech leader at Gartner and TEKsystems ($1.3M+ revenue). Data-driven, C-level experience applied to music.Co-founder of Fenêtre sur Plage, luxury vacation rentals in Guadeloupe focused on cultural immersion.Vice President at Fondation Dynastie. Chair of ADVANCE Québec. Co-architect of ADISQ’s first R&B/Soul/Gospel category (2024).Bilingual (FR/EN). Montreal.
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