Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors can comprise up to 15 members, two thirds of which must be independent. Every Board member fits an expertise and experience profile that was established by the Board to ensure that they are able to properly fulfil their role. The Chairman of the Board and the President and Chief Executive Officer are two separate positions.
Board of Directors Members
Jean St-Gelais
Chairman of the Board
Charles Emond
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jean-François Blais
Corporate Director
Ivana Bonnet-Zivcevic
Senior Country Officer
Crédit Agricole CIB Italy
Alain Côté
Corporate director
René Dufresne
President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors
Retraite Québec
Olga Farman
Managing Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Nelson Gentiletti
Corporate Director
Gilles Godbout
Corporate Director
Lynn Jeanniot
Corporate Director
Maria S. Jelescu Dreyfus
Chief Executive Officer
Ardinall Investment Management
Diane Lemieux
President and Chief Executive Officer
Commission de la construction du Québec
Wendy Murdock
Corporate Director
Ravy Por
Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies
KPMG
Additional information
Committees
Audit Committee
Ensures that the financial statements accurately reflect CDPQ’s financial position, by seeing that internal control mechanisms and a risk management process are in place.
Members
- Alain Côté (Committee Chair)
- Jean-François Blais
- Gilles Godbout
- Wendy Murdock
Human Resources
Reviews human resources management guidelines and strategies, particularly performance evaluation, succession planning, executive compensation and general practices in human resources.
Members
- Ivana Bonnet-Zivcevic (Committee Chair)
- Olga Farman
- Lynn Jeanniot
- Jean St-Gelais
Investment and Risk Management Committee
Ensures that risk management oversight policies are put in place to achieve an optimal risk-return ratio.
- Mandate of the Investment and Risk Management Committee
- Mandate of the Chair of the Investment and Risk Management Committee
Members
- Jean-François Blais (Committee Chair)
- Nelson Gentiletti
- Maria S. Jelescu Dreyfus
- Alain Côté (Guest Member, Chair of the Audit Committee)
Governance and Ethics Committee
Ensures that CDPQ upholds the highest standards of governance and ethics.
- Mandate of the Governance and Ethics Committee
- Mandate of the Chair of the Governance and Ethics Committee
Members
- Wendy Murdock (Committee Chair)
- Gilles Godbout
- Ravy Por
- Jean St-Gelais