Governance

In 2021, Jean-François Bergeron was appointed President and CEO of Loto-Québec. His entrepreneurial spirit had previously enabled him to oversee the launch of the Société Québécoise du cannabis in 2018 and serve as its President and CEO. Prior to that, he had served as Vice-President of Information Technology (IT) at the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), where his strategic leadership skills enabled him to successfully steer an ambitious business plan. With over 25 years in leadership roles, Mr. Bergeron has acquired expert insight into IT management in the manufacturing, retail, telecommunications and professional services sectors. His first IT management position was with Cascades. By 2014, he was overseeing all global IT operations at WSP Global. He was also Vice-President and CEO for IT at Astral Media as well as at Kruger, where he headed up IT and supply chain operations for the Tissue Group, in England, for three years. With a bachelor’s degree in business computing and a strong background in tech strategy implementation, digital transformation, and organizational transformation, Mr. Bergeron has had a broad and varied career path. This has allowed him to develop an in-depth understanding of organizations, which he has capitalized on throughout his various mandates.

Jean-François Blais graduated with a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Université Laval in 1988. He has been a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) since 1991. Now retired, Mr. Blais spent close to 30 years in the insurance field. He was President and CEO of AXA Canada from 2004 to 2011, and President of Intact Insurance from 2011 to 2017. During his career, he served on the boards of the Insurance Bureau of Canada and the Insurance Institute of Canada. He has been a member of the Board of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec since May 2020 and on that of Desjardins Financial Security since March 2022.

Marie Côté completed the master’s coursework in communication sciences with a specialization in human-computer interface at Université de Montréal. Her professional career spans over 20 years as corporate director for entertainment industry companies such as ARTV, Cirque du Soleil, Productions J and Radio-Canada. Ms. Côté was also the Director of Marketing Communications at National Bank. She has been an expert advisor in international business development for creative industry corporations, including Rodeo FX and HUB Montréal, since 2015. She is an Administratrice de sociétés certifiée (ASC) [Certified Corporate Director] from Université Laval’s Collège des administrateurs de sociétés and, in that capacity, sits on the Board of the Agence de Mobilité Durable de Montréal where she is a member of the Audit, Finance and Risk Management Committee and chairs the Innovation and Technology Committee. As a volunteer, she vice-chairs the Board of Adélard, an artistic organization in Frelighsburg, Estrie, and is a member of its strategic committee. Ms. Côté has over 30 years of governance experience, during which she has chaired, among others, the Board of the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and that of Jalon MTL – L’Institut des Transports Intelligents and was a member of the Board of the Computer Research Institute of Montréal for 8 years.

Lyne Jobin holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology from Université Laval. She worked in the fields of mental health and public health, holding several positions within the health and social services network. Ms. Jobin joined the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux in 2000; she rose through the ranks and held several management positions, including that of Deputy General Manager of Public Health. From 2009 to 2016, she sat on the Board of Directors of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec. During the last years of her career, Ms. Jobin was Assistant Deputy Minister at the Direction générale des programmes dédiés aux personnes, aux familles et aux communautés (General Directorate, Programs for Persons, Families and Communities).

Alain Trudeau earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from HEC Montréal in 1981. A Fellow of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, he became a partner at Ernst & Young in 1991. At this organization, he was involved in the due diligence and negotiation stages of the acquisition and sale of businesses. After heading various audit groups since 1995, he was appointed Managing Partner, Assurance for the Québec offices in 2008, a position he held until his retirement in 2019. He was also the main liaison between Ernst & Young and Université Laval’s Collège des administrateurs de sociétés, from which he received the distinction of Lecturer Emeritus. Mr. Trudeau has extensive experience in corporate governance, ethics and risk management, which has allowed him to serve as a consulting partner to many other public and private companies and corporate directors. He has sat on several companies’ boards and continues to do so.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from McGill University, Marie-Christine Tremblay chose to pursue a law degree. She was hired by the Ministère de la Justice, where she practiced law for a few years. Ms. Tremblay joined Loto-Québec in 1988 as Legal Counsel in the Corporate Legal Affairs Department. She was named Head of the Corporate Secretariat Department in 1998, and of Legal Affairs in 2006. In 2017, she was appointed Corporate Secretary and Vice-President of Legal Affairs.