Robert Tessier

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Profil

Robert Tessier has an extensive background as a corporate director and senior executive in both the private and the public sector. Before being appointed Chairman of the Board of the Caisse, he worked with Gaz Métro, first as President and Chief Executive Officer as well as Chairman of the Board. His past positions have included President and Chief Executive Officer of Marine Industries Limited and Alstom Canada. In the public sector, Mr. Tessier spent several years as a senior civil servant with the Gouvernement du Québec in such roles as Secretary of the Conseil du trésor, Québec’s Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Executive Vice President of the Société générale de financement du Québec.

Mr. Tessier is Chair of the IG Funds Independent Review Committee and is a Board member of Green Mountain Power. He also sits on the boards of Centraide of Greater Montréal and the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal. He has sat on a number of boards, including those of CGI Group, AXA Canada, the Conseil du patronat du Québec, the Conference Board of Canada, the Foundation of Greater Montréal and the Montréal Heart Institute.