Governance : Guylaine Saucier
Guylaine Saucier, a native of Noranda, Quebec, is one of a growing number
of professional directors. From 1975 to 1989, she served as Chair and CEO of Groupe Gérard Saucier Ltée, a major forest products corporation. She has been certified as a Director by the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a former Chair of Canada’s Joint Committee on Corporate Governance, which was set up in 2000 by the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and the Canadian Venture Exchange. She sits on the boards of numerous corporations, including Axa Assurances, Inc., Bank of Montreal and Groupe Areva, and has served as chair of many other boards. The first woman president of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce, Guylaine Saucier has also been active in the community, serving on the boards of Montréal University, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, and other organizations. In 2004 she was named a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors, and in 2005 she received McGill University’s 25th Management Achievement Award.
“It’s important to work with people whose values are close to your own.”
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