Boards of Directors
SSQ Insurance relies on the support of three 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 Chairman 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—ensures that their decisions are in the best interests of clients, shareholders and employees.
Some of the members of these boards of directors are also members of various committees.
SSQ, Mutual Management Corporation
The SSQ, Mutual Management Corporation 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.
Board Directors and Senior Management
René Hamel
Chairman
Chairman of the Board
SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc.
Quebec City
Émile Vallée
Vice-Chairman
Retiree
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
Gatineau
Normand Brouillet
Retiree
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)
Longueuil
Carolle Dubé
President
Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de La santé et des services sociaux (APTS)
Charlemagne
Eddy Jomphe
Union Representative
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - FTQ
Lévis
Lucie Martineau
National Vice-President
Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ)
Lévis
Michel Nadeau
Executive Director
Institute of Governance of Private and Public Organizations
Longueuil
Denyse Paradis
Representative
Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS) - CSN
Terrebonne
Alain Pélissier
Retiree
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)
Montreal
Jean Perron
Certified Corporate Director
Quebec City
Sylvain Picard
Executive Director
Native Benefits Plan
Wendake
Élise Poulin
Corporate Secretary
SSQ, mutual Holding inc.
The company's main activity is to act as the holding company, holding an investment in SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc. and SSQ Insurance Company Inc. on behalf of SSQ, Mutual Management Corporation.
Board Directors and Senior Management
René Hamel
Chairman
Chairman of the Board
SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc.
Quebec City
Émile Vallée
Vice-Chairman
Retiree
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
Gatineau
Normand Brouillet
Retiree
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)
Longueuil
Jean-François Chalifoux
Chief Executive Officer
SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc.
Quebec City
Claude Choquette
President
HDG inc.
Quebec City
Carolle Dubé
President
Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de La santé et des services sociaux (APTS)
Charlemagne
Eddy Jomphe
Union Representative
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)—FTQ
Lévis
Andrew MacDougall
President
Spencer Stuart Canada
Toronto
Jude Martineau
Corporate Director
Quebec City
Lucie Martineau
National Vice-President
Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ)
Lévis
Gaétan Morin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Terrebonne
Michel Nadeau
Executive Director
Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations
Longueuil
Denyse Paradis
RepresentativeFédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS) – CSN
Terrebonne
Sylvain Paré
Executive Vice-President, Finances
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Laval
Alain Pélissier
Retiree
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)
Montreal
Jean Perron
Certified Corporate Director
Quebec City
Sylvain Picard
Executive Director
Native Benefits Plan
Wendake
Bernard Piché
Corporate Director
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)
Montreal
Norman A. Turnbull
Corporate Director
Varennes
Élise Poulin
Corporate Secretary
SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc. and SSQ Insurance Company Inc.
Each company has its own board of directors. The role of each 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.
Directors and Senior Management—SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc. and SSQ Insurance Company Inc.
René Hamel
Chairman
Chairman of the Board
SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc.
Quebec City
Émile Vallée
Vice-Chairman
Retiree
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
Gatineau
Normand Brouillet
Retiree
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)
Longueuil
Jean-François Chalifoux
Chief Executive Officer
SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc.
Quebec City
Claude Choquette
President
HDG inc.
Quebec City
Carolle Dubé
President
Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de La santé et des services sociaux (APTS)
Charlemagne
Eddy Jomphe
Union Representative
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)—FTQ
Lévis
Andrew MacDougall
President
Spencer Stuart Canada
Toronto
Jude Martineau
Corporate Director
Quebec City
Lucie Martineau
National Vice-President
Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ)
Lévis
Gaétan Morin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Terrebonne
Michel Nadeau
Executive Director
Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations
Longueuil
Denyse Paradis
Representative
Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS) – CSN
Terrebonne
Sylvain Paré
Executive Vice-President, Finances
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Laval
Alain Pélissier
Retiree
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)
Montreal
Jean Perron
Certified Corporate Director
Quebec City
Sylvain Picard
Executive Director
Native Benefits Plan
Wendake
Bernard Piché
Corporate Director
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)
Montreal
Norman A. Turnbull
Corporate Director
Varennes
Élise Poulin
Corporate Secretary