Boards of Directors
SSQ Insurance relies on the support of 3 boards of directors, which ensure the smooth operation of its companies.
Governed by the tenets of mutualism, each board incorporates sound and prudent management practices.
The functions of Chair of the Board of Directors and of Chief Executive Officer are separate, which guarantees that the boards of directors remain autonomous from senior management. This autonomy is also ensured by a majority of external directors, whose primary interest is that of the members and the financial group.
The salaries of these directors—not in any way based on financial results—ensure that their decisions are in the best interest of clients, shareholders and employees.
Some of the members of these boards of directors are also members of various committees.
SSQ Mutual
The SSQ Mutual Board of Directors is entirely made up of members elected by the delegates at its annual meeting.
The Board members uphold a mutualist corporate culture that reflects such values as democracy, equality, equity and solidarity.
Chair
René Hamel
Chair of the Boards
SSQ Mutual
Quebec City
Vice-Chair
Émile Vallée
Retiree
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
Gatineau
Members
Patrick Audy
Vice-President
Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ)
Quebec City
Normand Brouillet
Retiree
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)
Longueuil
Marie-Josée Dutil
Director of Technical Services
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)
Quebec City
Eddy Jomphe
Retiree
Canadian Union of Public Employees – FTQ
Lévis
Michel Nadeau
Executive Director
Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations
Longueuil
Denyse Paradis
Retiree
Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS) – CSN
Terrebonne
Jean Perron
Corporate Director
Quebec City
Pierre Marc Bellavance
Corporate Secretary
SSQ, Société financière Inc.
The company's main activity is to act as the holding company, holding an investment in SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc. on behalf of SSQ, Mutual.
Chair
René Hamel
Chair of the Boards
SSQ Mutual
Quebec City
Vice-Chair
Émile Vallée
Retiree
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
Gatineau
Members
Normand Brouillet
Retiree
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)
Longueuil
Marie-Josée Dutil
Director of Technical Services
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)
Quebec City
Marthe Lacroix
Corporate Director
Quebec City
Jude Martineau
Corporate Director
Quebec City
Gaétan Morin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Terrebonne
Sylvain Paré
Executive Vice-President, Finance
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Laval
SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc.
The role of the board is to:
- Supervise the Company's business operations.
- Define the Company's mission and values.
- Ensure that the company's culture reflects the core mutualist values SSQ cherishes.
- Establish the Company's orientations to ensure the right balance between performance, growth, vitality and viability, taking into account the interests of its clients and members.
- Ensure that the management of the Company carries out its work with integrity and expertise.
Chair
Jean St-Gelais
Chair of the Boards
9410-2589 Québec inc.
Quebec City
Vice-Chair
René Hamel
Chair of the Boards
SSQ Mutual
Quebec City
Members
Hubert Bolduc
Chair of the Board
Investissement Québec international
Montreal
Normand Brouillet
Retiree
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)
Longueuil
Jacques Cotton
Administrateur de sociétés
Quebec City
Marie-Josée Dutil
Director of Technical Services
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)
Quebec City
Olga Farman
Lawyer
Norton Rose Fullbright
Quebec City
Carl Gauthier
Chairman and CEO
Revenu Québec
Quebec City
Carole Imbeault
Corporate Director
Quebec City
Marthe Lacroix
Corporate Director
Quebec City
François Latreille
Director of Financial Resources
CHU de Québec
Quebec City
Jude Martineau
Corporate Director
Quebec City
Gaétan Morin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Terrebonne
Sylvain Paré
Executive Vice-President, Finance
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Laval
Madeleine Paulin
Corporate Director
Quebec City
Émile Vallée
Retiree
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
Gatineau