The members of the board of directors

Jean Laurin

Chair of the Board of Directors
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Member since : 2017

Jean Laurin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Avison Young Québec real estate company, formerly known as Devencore. Greatly involved in the community, he is also Chair of the Board of Montréal International, former Chair of the Board of the Société de la Place des Arts, former President and Member of the Board of the Fondation de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Fondation de l'UQAM.

Michèle Desjardins

Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors
C.M.C., Admin.A, ICD.D
Member since: 2017

Michèle Desjardins holds a Bachelor of Applied Science, with an option in Forestry Engineering, and a Master in Business Administration. Since 1998, she has been President of Koby Consulting Inc., a management consulting firm. She is also a certified management consultant, a Fellow of the Ordre des administrateurs agréés du Québec and an accredited corporate director. She sits on the boards of Purolator and Fednav.

Andrew Molson

Member since : 2019

Andrew Molson, a lawyer, is chairman of Avenir Global. He also sits on the boards of several corporations, including Molson Coors Brewing Company, Groupe Deschênes Inc., Dundee Corporation and the CH Group, owner of Evenko and the Montréal Canadiens. He is also chairman of the Montreal General Hospital Foundation and of the Pointe-à-Callière Montréal Archaeology and History Complex.

Richard Fortier

Member since: 2022

A qualified actuary and certified financial analyst, Richard Fortier has more than 38 years of experience in finance, including 20 years as a senior executive for companies such as Desjardins Financial Security and Royal Trust. Mr. Fortier has also been involved in various organizations and with boards of directors including, among others, the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) and the Regroupement des assureurs à charte du Québec (RACQ). He is a graduate of the ICD-Rotman Administrator Development Program.

Françoise Pierrette Chagnon

MDCM, MSc, FRCS, FACS, ASC
Member since : 2011

Dr. Françoise Pierrette Chagnon is a medical specialist with the McGill University Health Centre and is an associate professor at McGill University. She has held several senior executive positions within the hospital network as well as being active in various professional organizations, often as a board member, notably as president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She sits on the board of Lallemand Inc. as secretary, and is the founding president of Vocalex Inc.

Jacques Gagnier

Member since: 2022

Jacques Gagnier is a graduate of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (B.A.A) and McGill University (MBA). He is President of Cafa Financial Corporation (www.Cafa.ca), a private investment bank operating in Canada, Europe and Asia. Over the course of his career, Mr. Gagnier has served on numerous advisory committees and boards of directors of public and private companies, both in Canada and abroad. Mr. Gagnier currently sits on the Board of Directors of Cafa Financial Corporation and LRBG Chemical Group (Canada and the United States), as well as on the Advisory Committee of NGC Aerospace.

Louis Cyr

Member since : 2017

Louis Cyr is a graduate of computer and administrative sciences and has worked for over 40 years in the area of information technology. He has held various leadership positions within IARD insurance associations (Canadian Institute of Actuaries) at national and international levels. He devoted several years to the Université de Montréal alumnae association (Association des diplômés), occupying the chairmanship for a term.

Paul Émile Cloutier

Member since : 2019

Paul Émile Cloutier, who resides in Ontario, is president and CEO of HealthCareCAN. He holds two master’s degrees (in health management and political science) and two undergraduate degrees (in social science and political science). Over the past 25 years he has held leadership roles in a variety of sectors, including health, political and social policy, public affairs, transportation, and international relations. His broad knowledge of the Canadian health care system and his keen analysis of public and institutional trends and related strategic issues has led him be an advisor to government, public, and private bodies. He sits on several boards.

Suzanne Landry

PhD, M. Fisc., FCMA, FCPA, FCA, ASC
Member since : 2017

Suzanne Landry, who holds a doctorate in business administration and a master’s degree in tax, is a member of the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Québec and the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés. She is a full professor at HEC Montréal, and has held professorships at ESG-UQAM and Université Laval. Throughout her university career, she has taken on duties of departmental and academic program policy and management. Prior to that she worked as an auditor and tax expert in a specialized accounting firm. She has sat on several boards, where she was active on committees and presided over audit committees.

Pierre Moreau

Member since: 2022

With a law degree from Université Laval in 1980 and a member of the Barreau du Québec since 1982, Pierre Moreau practiced public and administrative law in private practice, notably with Bélanger Sauvé from 1991 to 2003. He was a professor of public and administrative law at the École de formation professionnelle of the Barreau du Québec from 1996 to 2003. First elected in the provincial riding of Marguerite-D'Youville in 2003 and then in the provincial riding of Châteauguay in 2008, 2012 and 2014, Mr. Moreau has held the positions of Chief Government Whip, Minister of reform of democratic institutions and Access to Information and Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs and the Canadian Francophonie, Minister of Transport, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Acting Minister of Public Security, Chair of the Conseil du trésor and Minister responsible for Government Administration and Ongoing Program Review and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. Since February 11, 2019, Me Moreau has been Managing Partner of Bélanger Sauvé. He also acts as a political analyst for the program Mordus de politique, on ici RDI since August 2020.

Michel Robillard

CPA, CA
Member since : 2009

Michel Robillard is a graduate of business administration and member of the order of CPAs. He has held a variety of positions as an auditor and accountant for several firms, notably as vice-president of internal auditing, and vice-president corporate comptroller at Héroux-Devtek Inc.

Louise Proulx

PhD, ICD. D.
Member since : 2017

Louise Proulx is a doctor of psychology and holds the ICD. D. designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Before working in the pharmaceutical industry in various science posts, she was a researcher at Université Laval. She was also vice-principal for research at McGill University, director of development at Therilla, and a partner in Sanderling Ventures. She currently sits on the boards of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Gestion Univalor, CQDM, a biopharmaceutical research consortium, Catalis Québec and Immune Biosolutions.

Notice of appointment - Head of the Board of Directors