Maxime Gauvin is a passionate innovator, strategist, and engaged connector. With over 15 years of change leadership in local food systems, community, and business, Maxime’s leadership brings people together around common visions and goals.

Maxime is the inaugural Executive Director of Saveur NB Food and Beverage Partnership, a new food and beverage industry organization promoting the New Brunswick food and beverage ecosystem and supporting the growth of the sector through targeted programs and services. In previous roles, Maxime was the Director of Hospitality at Elbowroom Properties, a furnished rental property management company in Greater Moncton. Previously, he was also the Executive Director of Really Local Harvest, a not-for-profit agricultural cooperative in southeastern New Brunswick. Maxime is the instigator of the Eating Heritage Food Tourism Symposium, and the founding president of Slow Food Cocagne Acadie. He has been involved in various food, sustainability and entrepreneurial initiatives in Canada and around the world.

Maxime invests lots of time in various community initiatives and sits as 1st Vice-Chair of the City of Moncton Planning Advisory Committee. He has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Under 40 by the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce, as well as one of the 21 Young Leaders of New Brunswick by 21inc, and was named Young Cooperator of the Year by the Coopérative de développement régionale Acadie.