Board of Directors

RICHARD BOIVIN

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Mr. Richard Boivin has extensive experience in the financial sector, in both the private and public sectors. He has been a member of the Barreau since 1973. He also holds a degree in administration. He held various management positions in insurance of persons and damage insurance, mutual fund and securities. He also worked in various organizations, such as the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec and the Inspecteur général des institutions financières (referred to today as the Autorité des marchés financiers). Me Boivin left the Ministère des Finances du Québec in December 2018 after nearly 14 years as Assistant Deputy Minister, Policies Pertaining to Financial Institutions and Corporate Legislation. In this capacity, he was responsible for drafting Bill 141, which thoroughly reviewed all the laws governing the financial sector in Quebec.

PATRICK JUANÉDA

Mr. Patrick Juanéda has 45 years of experience in residential and commercial real estate. Certified real estate broker AEO and holder of an attestation from the Barreau du Québec in civil and commercial mediation, he has been the director-owner of his real estate agency since 2009. Very active in his industry, he served as Vice-Chair and Chair of the board of directors of the Estrie Real Estate Board from 1984 to 1986. He was also Vice-Chair and Chair of the board of directors of the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board (GMREB) between 2006 and 2015. In 2011, he helped organize the first Real Estate Summit in Québec. He also served as President of the Québec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB) from 2015 to 2020.

DIANE MÉNARD

Diane Ménard has been holding a certified real estate broker licence AEO in residential real estate since 1998. She has an expertise in the recasting of policies and governance. She served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB) from 2000 to 2015. She chaired committees such as the Audit and Finance and the Recasting of Procurement and Spending Policies. She also served as Vice-Chair from 2010 to 2015. She gained an extensive experience in managing real estate issues at the Collège de l’immobilier du Québec, of which she was president from 2009 to 2014.

DENIS PERREAULT

Denis Perreault has extensive expertise in the commercial real estate field, with over 40 years of experience in various sectors of the industry–international investments, asset management, office space leasing, property management and commercial real estate brokerage, in both leasing and sales. Mr. Perreault holds an Executive MBA in real estate from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a bachelor's degree in business administration from HEC Montréal. He acquired further expertise at Ivanhoe Cambridge, a real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, where he worked from 1996 to 2013. He also served as General Manager for Québec at Avison Young from 2014 to 2019. Mr. Perreault is now self-employed as a commercial real estate brokerage consultant and real estate trainer.

ANNE-MARIE BEAUDOIN

Ms. Anne-Marie Beaudoin has had a career as a member of the management of regulatory bodies in the financial sector whose mission is to protect the public, including the Autorité des marchés financiers as Secretary General.  More specifically, she assumed duties in governance, ethics, strategic planning and as information officer. She has also worked closely with decision-making bodies including boards. In addition to her professional duties, Ms. Beaudoin has served on numerous committees and boards of directors where she has been able to contribute her experience and knowledge, including the Forum des secrétaires généraux des organismes publics du Québec. She is currently Chair of the Board of the Fondation du Barreau du Québec and has just completed a mandate on the advisory committee of the Quebec Lobbyists Commissioner. In addition, as a consultant, she is the secretary of a life and health insurance company. Ms. Beaudoin is a lawyer and certified corporate director.

SÉBASTIEN BOUCHER-LAVALLÉE

Mr. Sébastien Boucher-Lavallée graduated with a Master's degree in administration with a major in finance. He also holds a Graduate Diploma in the fight against financial crime. Member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (CPA), he is controller, Financial Projects & Process Improvement at ABB. Mr. Boucher-Lavallée has been a member of the board of directors of Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu since 2013. Chairman of the Board from 2016 to 2019, he is also a member of the Executive Committee, the Finance and Audit Committee and the Ethics and Governance Committee.

JOËLLE CALCE LAFRENIÈRE

Ms. Calce-Lafrenière has extensive expertise in self-regulatory organizations, acquired in various management positions at the Chambre de l'assurance de dommages and then as a digital strategy consultant. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia and is a member of the Ordre des administrateurs agréés. She also has an MBA from HEC Montréal and is currently completing certification in corporate governance (ASC) from the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés. She is a director at the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, where she chairs the Governance and Ethics Committee. In the past, she served on several other non-profit boards.

JACQUELINE CODSI

Over the course of her career, Ms. Jacqueline Codsi has held senior management positions in human resources and organizational development in various corporations (financial sector, professional services, health network). She is a Certified Industrial Relations Counsellor (CIRC) and Organizational Psychologist. She is also certified in corporate governance (ASC) and executive coaching. Ms. Codsi also has an extensive experience in strategic consulting and mediation in many private and public organizations, including in the context of organizational shifts or restructuring. She is a member of many boards of directors and chairs or takes part in several strategic committees in human resources, governance and ethics.

YVES LORANGE

Mr. Lorange has many years of experience in consulting and management. He holds university training in business administration, including an MBA. He is a member of Quebec’s Order of Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA). He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is familiar with non-profit organizations, as he served as Chief Financial Officer. Active director of publicly traded companies and non-profit organizations, he has previously chaired Audit committees and Human Resources committees.