Corporate Director

A native of Noranda, Québec, Guylaine Saucier is a graduate of the Collège Marguerite-Bourgeois and the École des Hautes études commerciales in Montreal, Québec. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Mme Saucier was the President and CEO of Le Groupe Gérard Saucier Ltée, a major company specializing in forest products (1975 to 1989). She is also an Institute-certified Director from the Institute of Corporate Directors since April 2007.

She is a corporate director and sits on the boards of several major corporations, including Bank of Montreal, Axa Assurance Inc., Danone and Areva.

In the past, she has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Petro-Canada (1991 to 2009), CHC Helicopter Corp. (2005 to 2008), Altran Technologies (2003 to 2007), Nortel Networks Corporation/Limited (1997 to 2005), Tembec Inc. (1991 to 2005), Chair of the Joint Corporate Governance Committee sponsored by the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Canadian Venture Exchange (TSX, CICA, CDNX,) (2000-2001) and Chair of the Board of Directors of CBC/Radio-Canada (1995 to 2000). A leader within the CA profession, Mme Saucier was Chair of the Board of Directors of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (1999 to 2000), she was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada (1987 to 1991), a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance (1986) and a member of the Ministerial Task Force on Social Security Reforms (1994). Mme Saucier was the first woman to be appointed President of the Québec Chamber of Commerce. She has played a very active role in the community as a member of the board of various institutions, including the University of Montreal, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal.

She was recognized as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1989 for her civic-mindedness and significant contribution to the business world.

On May 18, 2004, she received the Fellowship Award from the Institute of Corporate Directors and on February 4th, 2005, The 25th McGill Management Achievement Award.

(September 2009)