Jean Charest
- Independent member of the Supervisory Board
- Chair of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nominating Committee
Born on June 24, 1958, of Canadian nationality
First appointment: May 29, 2013
Expiry of term of office: 2025 Annual
Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting
Number of shares held: 1,400
McCarthy Tétrault
Local MZ400 1000, rue de la Gauchetière-Ouest
Montreal Quebec H3B 0A2 Canada
Biography
A trained lawyer, Jean Charest was elected to Canada’s House of Commons in 1984. At age 28, he was appointed Minister of State for Young People. He was also Minister for the Environment (leading the Canadian delegation at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992), Minister for Industry, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada then Prime Minister of Quebec from 2003 to 2012. He is currently a partner in McCarthy Tétrault SENCRL s.r.l and a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.
Other offices and positions held within the Groupe
None
Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe
- Partner, Senior Lawyer and Strategic Advisor: McCarthy Tétrault Law Firm (Canada)
- Chair of the Board of Directors: Ondine Biomedical, listed company (Canada)
- Member of the Advisory Board and member of the Canada US Borders Taskforce: Woodrow Wilson Center – Canada Institute (Canada)
- Member of the Advisory Board: Canadian Global Affairs Institute (Canada)
- Member of the Canadian Group of the Trilateral Commission (Canada)
- Honorary Chair of the Board of Directors: Canada ASEAN Business Council (Singapore)
- Member of the Supervisory Board, member of the Compensation and Appointments Committee and member of the International Advisory Board: Tikehau Capital SCA, listed company (France)
- Member: Canadian Council of the North American Forum (Canada), Leaders pour la Paix (Leaders for Peace) (France)
- Permanent representative member: Chardi, Inc. (Canada)
- Co-Chair of the Board of Directors: Canada UAE Business Council (Canada)
- Member of the Advisory Committee: CelerateX (Hong Kong)
- Member of the Board of Directors: Historica Canada (Canada), Institute for Research on Public Policy (Canada)
Offices held outside the Groupe in the last five years
Offices listed above as well as the following offices:
- Chair of the Board of Directors: Windiga Energie (Canada) (term ended in 2022)
- Director: Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd, listed company (Canada) (term ended in 2022), Compagnie des Chemins de Fer national of Canada, listed company (Canada) (term ended in 2022), Asia Pacific Foundation (Canada) (term ended in 2021), HNT Electronics Co Ltd (South Korea) (term ended in 2020)
- Member of the panel of experts: Public Policy Forum (Canada) (term ended in 2018)