Leadership & Governance
Board of Directors
Monique F. Leroux
C.M., O.Q., FCPA, FICD, Corporate director |
Ms. Leroux is a corporate director and has extensive business experience. From 2008 to 2016, Ms. Leroux was the Chair of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group. From 2016 to 2020, Ms. Leroux was the Chair of the board of Investissement Québec. She serves as an independent director on the boards of BCE/Bell and Michelin Group. She also serves as a senior advisor at Teneo. In 2020, she has also been appointed as chair of the Industry Strategy Council of Canada and is a member of the G7 Impact Task Force representing Canada.
Before joining Desjardins Group, Ms. Leroux held senior executive roles at RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) and Quebecor. She was also an audit partner at EY (Ernst & Young). Ms. Leroux is a Member of the Order of Canada, an Officer of the Ordre national du Québec, a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur (France) and a Companion of the Order of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, the Investment Industry Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Accounting Hall of Fame. She has also received the Woodrow Wilson Award (United States), the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Québec CPA Order and the Institute of Corporate Directors Fellowship Award.
Ms. Leroux gives her time and support to several not-for-profit organizations. She was appointed to the Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders and is a member of the board of the Université de Sherbrooke and the Montréal Symphony Orchestra.
She has honorary doctorates from ten Canadian universities.
Member of the Audit Committee