Universal Registration Document 2024

Glossary

JEAN CHAREST

  • Independent Director
  • Chair of the Audit and Financial Risks Committee
  • Member of the Nominating Committee

Born on June 24, 1958, of Canadian nationality

First appointment: May 29, 2013

Expiry of term of office:

2027 Annual Ordinary General

Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of shares held:

1,400

Therrien Couture Joli-Coeur

1100, René Lévesque Boulevard West,

Montreal (Quebec)

bureau 2000,

H3B 4N4

Canada

Biography

A trained lawyer, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Prime Minister of Quebec from 2003 to 2012, the Hon. Jean Charest is one of Canada’s best-known political figures. In particular, he initiated the negotiation of the Commercial and Comprehensive Economic Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. He signed the most modern labor mobility agreement in the world with France, and his government delivered the “Plan Nord,” a sustainable development plan for northern Quebec. He is now a partner at the Canadian law firm Therrien Couture Joli-Coeur.

Other offices and positions held within the Groupe Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe Offices held outside the Groupe in the last five years

Other offices and positions held within the Groupe

None.

Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe
  • Partner: Cabinet Therrien Couture Joli-Coeur (Canada)
  • Chair of the Board of Directors: Ondine Biomedical, listed company (Canada)
  • Member of the Advisory Board: Woodrow Wilson Center – Canada Institute (Canada), Canadian Global Affairs Institute (Canada)
  • Member of the Canadian Group of the Trilateral Commission (Canada)
  • Honorary Chair: Canada ASEAN Business Council (Singapore)
  • Member of the Supervisory Board and member of the Governance Committee: Tikehau Capital SCA, listed company (France)
  • Member: Leaders pour la Paix (France)
  • Permanent representative member: Chardi, Inc. (Canada)
  • Co-Chair of the Board of Directors: Canada UAE Business Council (Canada)
  • Member of the Board of Directors: Historica Canada (Canada), Institute for Research on Public Policy (Canada), Rideau Hall Foundation (Canada), China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS) (China)
  • Chairman of the Advisory Board: Duham House (Canada)
  • Steering Committee member: Council on Canada-US Relations (Canada)
  • Member: Government of Canada Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations (Canada)

Offices held outside the Groupe in the last five years

Offices listed above as well as the following offices:

  • Member of the Advisory Committee: CelerateX (Hong Kong) (term ended in 2024)
  • 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 nationaux du 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)
Key expertises(1)

Other offices and positions held within the Groupe

General:

  • International experience
  • Finance / Audit
  • Governance
  • Ethics / Compliance

CSR:

  • Sustainable development / Environmental commitment
  • Societal commitment