Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Forward-thinking and daring, the volunteer members on the Board of Directors determine the overall direction for Centraide of Greater Montreal. Responsibility, integrity, and transparency guide their deliberation and decision-making process.

Chairmanship of the Board of Directors Committee

Marie Hélène Noiseux*, PhD, ASC

Professor of Finance, School of Management, Université du Québec à Montréal
Members of the Board of Directors Committee

Jean-Benoît Grégoire Rousseau*

Administrator and investor

Andrea Nicholls*

Chief Financial Officer, Dentons Canada

Nancy Audette

Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Cogeco Connexion

Grégoire Baillargeon

President, BMO Financial Group, Québec & Co-Head at BMO Capital Markets

Luciano Barin-Cruz

Director Sustainability Transition, HEC Montréal, Director of Pôle Ideos, HEC Montréal, Full Professor

Philippe Béland

Directeur Ressources humaines – Innovation, conception, exploitation et Technologies numériques, Hydro-Québec

Anne-Marie Boucher*

Lawyer, BCF and Corporate Director

Jean-Marc Chouinard*

Strategic management consultant

Simon Gamache

Management & Governance Consultant

Denis Giangi*

President, Rolls-Royce Canada Limited

Éric Lachance

President and Chief Executive Officer, Énergir

Marie-Josée Lapierre*

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

Patrick Lauzon

Managing Partner, Innov8

Maha Lebbos

Vice President of Digital Transformation and IT Systems, Fondaction

Renée Loiselle

Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Thierry Nguyen

Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking for Quebec, Canaccord Genuity

Jessica Olivier-Nault

Director women’s rights and pay equity, Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec

Jessica Paul

Partner, PwC Canada

Saad Saade*

Senior Vice President – Global Business Systems, WSP

Julie Shugarman

Strategy consultant

*Member of the Executive Committee

Committees of the Board of Directors

The committees of the Board of Directors oversee the recruitment of other volunteers, Centraide’s finances and, in the case of ad hoc committees, certain issues which require Centraide’s close attention.

  • Audit and Investment Committee
  • Governance and Nominating Committee
  • Human Resources Committee
  • Philanthropy Committee
  • Technology, Data, Analytics and Donor Journey Committee