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Our directors are appointed by the Société des alcools du Québec based on the expertise and experience profiles established by its board of directors. Directors of the SQDC define the corporation’s strategic directions.
Professor
Marketing Departement, HEC Montréal
A member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, Johanne Brunet has a doctorate in industrial and business studies from the University of Warwick (United Kingdom) and an MBA in marketing and international management from HEC Montréal. She also holds a certificate in corporate governance from the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés of Université Laval, qualifying her for the title Administratice de sociétés certifiée.
Ms. Brunet received the 1999 Action femmes d’affaires award from the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and was a finalist for the 2013 Business Professor of the Year award conferred by the renowned weekly The Economist. She worked as head of external production and acquisitions at Société Radio-Canada before becoming Senior Vice-President at TV5-Amériques.
She is chair of the board of directors of the Société des alcools du Québec also holds a seat on the boards of the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM) as well as others in England.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC)
With an McGill-HEC Montréal Executive MBA, governance training from the IGOPP (Institute for governance of private and public organizations) and an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University, Ms. Bergeron has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic planning, talent development and business management.
Prior to her new role, Ms. Bergeron worked for 18 years at Sodexo, a global provider of restaurant, facility and equipment management services active in more than 50 countries, eventually becoming president of Sodexo Canada and global talent director. Through her active contribution, she helped make Sodexo a leading business partner in its industry and a world-renowned employer of choice.
Relying on aware and empathetic leadership, Ms. Bergeron is known for her ability to create innovative solutions based on human needs.
Expert Agri-food Consultant and Corporate Director
Holding a bachelor’s degree in agronomy with a plant major, a master’s in rural economics and a doctorate in business administration from Université Laval, including specialized studies in distribution, logistics and marketing from the University of Michigan, Jean-Claude Dufour is known for his work and research.
Mr. Dufour has left his mark on Université Laval, where he worked as a professor for 42 years in addition to serving as dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science for 12 years.
During his career, Mr. Dufour has given more than 600 lecture-presentations in various countries, supervised or co-supervised 69 graduate students and written many publications.
He has held seats on some 30 boards of directors of corporations, government agencies, investment funds, colleges and universities. He has also chaired the Commission interministérielle sur la révision de la fiscalité agricole au Québec. He currently sits on the boards of directors of the Conseil des appellations réservées et termes valorisants (CARTV).
In 2015, Dr. Dufour was named Quebec food personality of the year by the Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ). He has also received the interprofessional award of merit from the Office des professions du Québec and the Ordre des agronomes du Québec (OAQ) and has been named a commander of the Ordre du Mérite Agronomique.
Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development
DeSerres Inc.
The holder of a bachelor’s in economics and a law degree from Université Laval, Céline Blanchet has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 1985. She also holds a certificate in corporate governance from the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés of Université Laval, qualifying her for the title Administratice de sociétés certifiée. She works in the retail sector as Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development, at DeSerres Inc.
She was formerly Senior Manager, Public Affairs, at Laurentian Bank of Canada, before which she held various professional positions at Hydro-Québec and with the Quebec government.
She is chair of the board of directors of the Conseil québécois du commerce de détail (CQCD) and sits on the boards of IQ FIER inc., the Fondation Marie-Vincent, the École nationale de l’humour, Neuchâtel Junior College and the Canadian Committee of the House of Canadian Students in Paris.
Co-founder
C. Global Inc. and Next 3B
Holder of an MBA from HEC Montréal, a bachelor of arts in foreign language, literature and linguistics and a certificate in design thinking from IDEO U, Marie-Claude Guay is recognized as an agent of change and innovation.
Having spent nearly 20 years in communications, media and marketing, she has international experience in brand creation and management and business strategy development. She began her career as a journalist at Radio-Canada, where several of her reports won awards. She later served as Head of Strategic Communications and Innovative Initiatives at Tata Communications, drawing on her expertise to develop and manage digital strategies and public relations for several major international events, including the Mobile World Congress, NAB and Quartz.
She then co-founded and was CEO of Next 3B, an organization of international partners that works to improve access to the Internet around the globe. She has since formed a second Market strategy development firm, C. Global Inc., and become a lecturer at HEC Montréal.
Emergency Physician
Vice President, Montréal
GFT Canada
Chair of the Board of Directors
Réseau Action TI
A graduate of the Information Systems and Quantitative Management Methods Department of the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS), Martine Lapointe also holds a master’s in project management from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and an Executive MBA from Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS). Additionally, she holds a certificate in corporate governance from the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés of Université Laval, qualifying her for the title Administratice de sociétés certifiée. Winner of the 2017 Carrière MGP award from UQAM’s School of Management Sciences, she is also certified by the Project Management Institute and is a fellow of the Life Management Institute.
With more than 25 years of experience in finance and information technology, Ms. Lapointe has held senior management positions at several major institutions including the Desjardins Group, Laurentian Bank and National Bank. She has also worked as a digital transformation consultant. This experience has enabled her to play a role in the organizational transformations of large organizations, including Canadian National, Air Canada, Revenu Québec and Hydro-Québec. She is currently Vice President, Montréal, at the business consulting firm GFT Canada, specializing in banking and insurance.
The winner of many OCTAS (Québec IT excellence awards) from the Réseau ACTION TI, Ms. Lapointe now serves as chair of the board of directors of that organization. She also holds a seat on the board of the Caisse Desjardins Pierre-Boucher de Longueuil.
Corporate Director
A member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, the Institute of Internal Auditors (Quebec chapter) and the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada), René Leprohon holds a bachelor’s in business administration from HEC Montréal and a risk management certificate (CMC) from the Insurance Institute of Canada. A retired KPMG partner, he headed the firm’s internal audit and corporate risk management practice for more than a dozen years.
In the course of his career, Mr. Leprohon has also held executive positions at TD Meloche Monnex (today TD Insurance) and EY, where he, among other things, had the opportunity to develop expertise in human resources, change management, internal control, corporate reengineering, mergers and acquisitions and strategic planning.
Over the years, he has been part or a member of many boards of directors, audit committees and other governance committees of publicly traded companies, government corporations and not-for-profit organizations. He continues to hold a seat on the board of directors of the Institute of Internal Auditors (Montreal chapter), where he also serves as chairman of the audit committee.
Researcher
Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (crCHUM)
Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine and Guzzo Environmental Cancer Research Chair of the Cancer Research Society at the Université de Montréal
École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal (ESPUM)
Holder of a master’s in statistics and a PhD in epidemiology from McGill University, Dr. Jack Siemiatycki is known in scientific circles for having developed novel and influential research methods in occupational etiology of cancer and for results concerning a wide variety of possible envrionmental carcinogens. He is also known for the results of his studies on the causes of cancer in the workplace and the risk of developing brain cancer from using cellular telephones.
During his career, Dr. Siemiatycki has served on more than a hundred national and international expert advisory boards and on the editorial committees of several scientific journals, including the American Journal of Epidemiology. He has also authored or co-authored more than 150 articles.
An elected member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, he is often called on to speak about the relationship between individual behaviours or environmental factors and the risk of developing various diseases. He has also co-authored children’s books.
Honorary Professor
HEC Montréal
A member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec and holder of a degree in business administration from HEC Montréal, Louise Martel also has a master’s in management sciences (M. Sc.-Finance) from the latter institution, where she works as an honorary professor.
Specializing in the fields of financial information and analysis, corporate governance, risk management, internal control and auditing, Ms. Martel has held several positions in the course of her career, including senior lecturer, assistant professor, adjunct professor and head of the Accounting Studies Department at HEC Montréal. She has also been part of KPMG as a senior manager and associate professor on a continuous basis. She is the author of many lectures and some 75 research documents and articles, several of which have been published in national and international journals, earning her an award from the Canadian Academic Accounting Association. Ms. Martel has also been made a CPA fellow of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec.
In recent years, she has been a member of several boards of directors and chair of the audit committee of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) and Télé-Québec.
Pharmacist – Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Multi-organ Transplant Clinical Division
Having obtained a master’s degree in advanced pharmacotherapy and a doctor of pharmacology degree from the Université de Montréal, Jean-Simon Denault also holds an American certification in specialized pharmacotherapy. He is recognized by his peers for his professional and social involvement.
Mr. Denault worked for three years at the CSSS Montérégie-Est before joining the pharmacy team at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, where he co-founded the department’s pharmacy research committee.
During his career, Mr. Denault has received many honours acknowledging the quality of his work and his dedication to pharmacy students. In 2021, he was awarded the Prix d’excellence des cliniciens associés for his involvement in teaching fourth-year pharmacy interns from the Université de Montréal.