Philippe Rayes is the President and CEO of Sherpa Technology Group, one of Canada’s fastest growing wholesale distribution and sales agencies specializing in Custom Installation and Consumer Electronics. Philippe has been at the helm of Sherpa for close to 18 years and represents a diverse and constantly growing portfolio of brands that includes MuxLab, Sonus Faber, Vanco, Samsung, Marantz, Bowers & Wilken, Denon and Lutron just to name a few. Philippe lives in Montreal where Sherpa is headquartered and operates a second distribution hub in Mississauga, Ontario. We put Philippe in the hotseat to answer all the questions you would never ask yourself!
Favourite…. Ideal…. One Day… Best…. Yes/No?….
Airline: Air Canada
Airport: YTZ (Billy Bishop Toronto Island)
Beach or Mountain: Beach
Breakfast (Weekday): Black Coffee
Breakfast (Weekend): Coffee, Black
Band: RUSH
Car: SL63
City: Montreal
Country: Canada
Cocktail: Uncle Val’s Botanical Gin & Tonic
Comedian: Jerry Seinfeld
Date: Jan 1 2005
Daydream: I don’t
Diet: Sore topic
Desert: Tarte au sucre
Dinner (Weekday): Easy & sensible
Dinner (Weekend): Out & fun
Dress: Business relaxed
Drive: On Lakeshore Blvd.
Escape: F1 Race weekend
Excuse: Sorry, I was watching the F1 race.
Family: Tight
Hotel: Château Montebello
Holiday: Sunny & warm
Hideaway: Personal office
Indulgence: Peanut Butter Dumplings
Movie: Once Upon a Time in America
Movie Star: Harrison Ford
Music: Rock
Novel: The Andromeda Strain
Pet: Super Meow
Piece of Advice: Sleep on it
Politics: In the centre
Restaurant: Ilili
Saying: It’s never good to be too…
Sports: F1
Sound System: Marantz & Bowers
Singer: Chris de Burgh
Television Series: Mad Men
Theme Song of your Life: C’est la vie
Trade Show: CEDIA
Time of Day: 7 – during daylight savings time
Water: Sparkling