JEAN CHAREST
- Director
- Member of the Audit and Financial Risks Committee
- Member of the Strategic, Environmental and Social 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-Cœur
1100, René Lévesque Boulevard West, Montreal (Quebec) Suite 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-Cœur. In early 2025, Jean Charest was appointed to the Council on Canada-US Relations launched by the Prime Minister of Canada. He also joined the Canada-US Business Council to collaborate on the issue of tariffs and the CUSMA.
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 Canadian Group of the Trilateral Commission (Canada)
- Honorary Chair: Canada ASEAN Business Council (Singapore)
- Member: Leaders pour la Paix (France)
- Permanent representative member: Chardi, Inc. (Canada)
- Co-Chair of the Board of Directors: Canada UAE Business Council (CUBC) (Canada)
- Director: China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS) (China), Stingray Group Inc., listed company (Canada)
- 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-US 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: Historica Canada (Canada) (term ended in 2025), Institute for Research on Public Policy (Canada) (term ended in 2025), Rideau Hall Foundation (Canada) (term ended in 2025), 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)
- Member of the Supervisory Board and member of the Governance Committee: Tikehau Capital SCA, listed company (France) (term ended in 2025)
- Member of the Advisory Board: Woodrow Wilson Center – Canada Institute (Canada) (term ended in 2025), Canadian Global Affairs Institute (Canada) (term ended in 2025)
Key expertises (1)
Générales :
- International experience
- Finance/Audit
- Governance
- Ethics/Compliance
- Geopolitics
CSR:
- Sustainable development/Environmental commitment
- Societal commitment