Since co-founding Moment Factory in 2001, Executive Creative Director Sakchin Bessette has spearheaded the creation of over 400 multimedia shows and installations around the world. He leads the studio in a perpetual quest to amaze, inspire and bring people together by exploring new types of entertainment. As Moment Factory has grown—now with more than 300 in-house employees in Montréal, Los Angeles, London, Paris, New York and Tokyo—Mr. Bessette has fostered an ecosystem where artists can strive, collaborate and evolve. His great responsibility is to provide guidance, vision and inspiration to the diverse, multidisciplinary artists who have joined the team over the years, pushing them to think in new ways, create with passion and make no sacrifices to mediocrity. The collaboration and cross–disciplinary process that he has put in place in the studio is key to its success. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) in 2017.