FINANCEMTL.COM - Key Persons


Abe Adham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Managing Director - Head of Quebec Investment Banking, TD Securities

Alexandre Decary

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Managing Director, Private Equity and Relationship Investing - Québec, Caisse De Dépôt Et Placement Du Québec

Alexandre Hovette

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Managing Partner, Chappuis Halder

Alexis Gerbeau

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chief Executive Officer, Manuvie Québec

Andrew Hanff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Head of Banking and FS Consulting Canada, Cognizant

Annamaria Testani

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Head of Client Experience, IG Wealth Management

Benoit Desgroseillers

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Development of Talents

Brigitte Dagnault

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Vice - President, Strategy and Outreach, Office of the President, Sun Life Financial

Brigitte Gauthier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Partner, Lavery

Bruno Séguin

Job Titles:
  • Director, Strategic Accounts, International Financial Center

Camille Muller

Job Titles:
  • Advisor, Finance Montréal Youth Committee and Talents

Charles Emond

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, Caisse De Dépôt Et Placement Du Québec

Charles Rémillard

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager, Economic and Sector Research

Claude Gagnon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President, Operations, BMO Financial Group, Quebec

Claude Paquin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President, IGM Financial Québec

Cécile Grimault

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chief Operating Officer, BNP Paribas Canada

David Ouellet

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice President and Head, Digital Business Technology and Strategy, and Corporate Program Management, PSP Investments

Denis Ricard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEO, IA Financial Group

Diane Lafontaine

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice President, Communications and Marketing, Fonds De Solidarité FTQ

Eric Stevenson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Policies Regarding Financial Institutions and Corporate Law, Ministère Des Finances Du Québec

Florian Roulle

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Strategy and Partnerships, Head of Sustainable Finance

Francis Repka

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chief Executive Officer, Société Générale ( Canada )

François Boulanger

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Vice - President and Chief Financial Officer, CGI

François Brais

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Partner, Fasken

Gabriel Paradis - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations
  • Director of Operations at Finance Montreal
Gabriel is Director of Operations at Finance Montreal and is responsible for managing the administrative and technical services of the organization. From finance to technology management, risk management and accountability, he's involved on many fronts and plays an important role in the proper functioning of the organization. Gabriel is a big fan of hiking, motorcycling and loves to enjoy life with his family.

Gaëtan Bourgoin

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor, Education and Training Program
Gaëtan Bourgoin works in the sustainable finance team as senior advisor, education and training program in sustainable finance. Holder of a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a specialization in international trade, and a graduate microprogram diploma in andragogy, Gaëtan has pursued his career between two passions: adult education, including skills development and assessment, and events. Three distinct stages have marked Gaëtan's career: after obtaining his bachelor's degree, he landed his first job at CIDA, to work on a financial systems overhaul project in Indonesia. Subsequently, he developed a real expertise as a business conferences producer before becoming a division manager in continuous and customized training. Even though he is a staunch defender of the animal cause and a convinced vegetarian, one should not be afraid to invite him to dinner, because he is, above all else, a human being always respectful of everyone's choices.

Geneviève Brouillard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Regional Senior Vice President, Quebec and Eastern Ontario Region, Scotiabank

Geneviève Morin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEO, Fondaction

Guy Cormier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEO, Mouvement Desjardins

Guy Leblanc

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEO, Investissement Québec

Hugo Drouin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice - Président, Placements, Beneva

Isadora Brezault

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, Customer Service

Jacques Deforges - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer

Janie C. Béïque

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEO, Fonds De Solidarité FTQ

Jean Raymond

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Vice - Chairman, Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets - Québec, CIBC World Markets

Jean-Claude Pagé

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Optimum Group

Jean-François Chalifoux

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, Beneva

Jessica Caruso

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Director of Marketing, TMX Group

Jérôme Nycz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Vice President, BDC Capital

Komlan Sedzro

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Dean, School of Management Sciences ESG UQAM

Laurent Ferreira

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Canada

Louis Marcotte

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Intact Financial Corporation

Louis Morisset

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEO, Autorité Des Marchés Financiers

Louis-Philippe Allard

Job Titles:
  • Director, Fintech Development and Technological Innovation
Louis-Philippe Allard joined the Finance Montréal team in the spring of 2022 to develop structuring projects and support technological innovation within the FinTech ecosystem in Quebec. Louis-Philippe has 17 years of experience in operations management, international economic events production, organizational development and strategic communications. Throughout his tenure as Chief Operating Officer for one of the largest economic forums in the world, he helped grow the network of partners and led the development of summits that allowed the company to establish subsidiaries in the rest of Canada, the United States and France. A native of Montreal and a graduate of HEC Montreal, he is active on several committees and boards of directors. Outside of his professional activities, Louis-Philippe loves cooking, traveling off the beaten track and good times with family or friends.

Luc Fortin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEO, Montréal Exchange and Global Head of Trading, TMX Group

Luc Ouellet

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Managing Director and Head, Corporate and Investment Banking, Québec, Scotiabank

Luc Rabouin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Borough Mayor of Plateau - Mont - Royal, Executive Committee Member, Responsible for Economic and Commercial Development, and Design

Lysa Baumgartner

Lysa Baumgartner is a jack of all trades when it comes to supporting her team at Finance Montreal. Whether it be building PowerPoints, data analysis, or integrating the new CRM, Lysa can always be counted on to think ‘outside the box' and use creative and strategic ideas to help problem solve and support her CFI team. Starting her career in accounting with a bachelor's from Concordia University, it didn't take Lysa long to discover that her true passion was in economic development. She has over six years of experience in the field working for both private companies and government associations. Outside of work, Lysa can be found spending weekends with her two dogs and hiking and camping in the Adirondacks.

Mathieu Lévesque

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Partner, Financial Services Group, Borden Ladner Gervais

Mathieu Paquette-Lambert

Job Titles:
  • Director, FinTech Development

Maude Laparé

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager, Communications

Michael Godin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Vice President Greater Montreal, CGI

Michel Cantin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice - President Development and Partnerships, Western Quebec, Mouvement Desjardins

Mohamed Mokhtari

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Partner and National Leader, Financial Risk Management, KPMG

Myriam Elias

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, Customer Service

Nadine Renaud-Tinker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President, Quebec Headquarters, RBC Royal Bank

Nathalie Boyer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Vice - President and Chief Operating Officer, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton

Neil Cunningham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEP, PSP Investments

Nicolas Patard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Managing Director and Head, Financial Products, National Bank of Canada

Patrice Sieber

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice President and Regional Operating Officer, Quebec Headquarters, RBC Royal Bank

Pauline Barraque-Bigot

Job Titles:
  • Advisor, Strategic Initiatives

Pierre Miron

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Vice - President, Chief Transformation Officer, IA Financial Group

Pierre Piché

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice - President, Power Corporation of Canada

R. Jeffrey Orr

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President and CEO, Power Corporation of Canada

Richard Guay

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Vice President, Montrusco Bolton

Sebastian Boisjoly

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, FinTech and Technological Innovation

Simon Beaulieu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Partner, Quebec Market Segment Leader and Canadian Risk Consulting Leader, Financial Services, EY

Simon Jacques

Job Titles:
  • Executive Advisor, Risk Management and Derivatives
Simon Jacques holds an MBA in Treasury Management and Investments from UQAM, graduated with distinction and is a Gold Medalist of the Institute of Canadian Bankers. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Université de Sherbrooke. A seasoned entrepreneur and manager with more than 20 years of experience in international banking and financial markets having held various executive roles in major Canadian financial institutions. He currently acts as Executive Advisor at Finance Montreal and as Executive Director of Training and Development for the Canadian Derivatives Institute. An ingenious leader, skilled in business development, he is frequently called upon to shed tactical and strategic light on a wide range of international and financial issues. He has proven decision-making skills in complex and highly evolving financial environments supported by a great capacity for adaptation and relational agility.

Sophie Leblanc

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer, McGill University

Steve Gauthier

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice - President - Corporate Strategy and Business Relationship Development

Sylvain Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President, Croesus

Sylvie Desjardins

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor, Human Resources

Sylvie Pinsonnault

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Vice - President, Strategies and Business Solutions, Investissement Québec

Tamara Argentin

Job Titles:
  • at Finance
  • Head, Communications & Marketing
is Head of Communications & Marketing. Her role is to advise the organisation on communication strategy and processes. She is also in charge of writing various contents and measuring the impact of Finance Montréal's communications actions. During her free time, Tamara listens to a lot of podcasts about selfcare, politics, race and gender. She is also a die-hard Marvel fan!

Victorien Dargaud

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager, Montréal FinTech Station

Vito A. Italia

Job Titles:
  • Director of International Business Development
  • Director, International Business Development, International Financial Center
As Director of International Business Development, Vito is a member of the International Financial Center team. His mandate is to promote Montréal, with its strengths and opportunities in the financial industry, to key decision makers within international financial institutions and companies.

Élise Bourret

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chief Operating Officer, Wealth and Asset Management - Canada, Manuvie

Éric Provost

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking and President, Quebec Market, Laurentian Bank