Monique leroux biography

Monique Forget Leroux CC OQ is a Canadian businesswoman.
Monique Forget Leroux CC OQ is a Canadian businesswoman.
Companion of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and the Investment Industry Hall of Fame, Monique Leroux is a corporate director.

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LIFECHAT WITH MONIQUE LEROUX – KEY TAKEAWAYS:

On being a leader who seeks advice from others:

I believe that when you want to be helped, you sometimes have to take the first step. You need to identify those people, and ask them if they’d be willing to give advice and support.
Regardless of what position we have in our careers, there’s always something we can learn from people around us.
Before making any impulsive decisions, take the time to get feedback from people around you – your colleagues, employees, senior people in your organization, people outside your organization, or your family.
You need to think very carefully about the kind of people you will be placing your confidence in, opening up to, and getting advice from.
In order to provide the emotional contact necessary as a leader, you need to be able to listen and get the spirit and emotions of others in yourself.

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LIFECHAT WITH MONIQUE LEROUX:

How did you get your start in the finance industry?

Overall, if I look

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Biography

Companion of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and the Investment Industry Hall of Fame, Monique Leroux is a corporate director. She is Strategic Advisor at Fiera Capital and Vice-Chairman of Fiera Holdings Inc. She serves as an independent board member of global companies such as Michelin (ML-France), Bell/BCE, S&P Global (SPGI), Couche-Tard (ATD) and Lallemand Inc (privately owned company). As such, she brings to these boards her diverse experience, among others as Partner at Ernst and Young (EY) and Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group from 2008 to 2016.

In May 2020, Ms. Leroux was appointed Chair of the Industry Strategy Council by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada. From 2016 to 2020, she was Chair of the Board of Investissement Québec. She is also vice-chairman of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM).

Ms. Leroux is a Member of the Order of Canada, an Officer of the Ordre national du Québec, a Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur (France) and a recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Award (United States). Sh

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Intervenant

Monique LEROUX

President / Chair of the Board - International Cooperative Alliance / Investissement Québec

Monique F. Leroux is the President of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), a global organisation representing over 285 member organizations, serving over 1 billion people and generating over 3,000 billion in revenue in more than 100 countries. She chairs the High Level Contact Group of the European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB). She is also the founder and Chair of the International Summit of Cooperatives, a world economic and cooperative event.

Ms. Leroux is also Chair of the Board of Investissement Québec, nominated by the Quebec Government in April 2016.

She was the Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group, the leading cooperative financial group in Canada, from March 2008 to April 2016.

Ms. Leroux also serves as an independent Board member of global companies such as Couche-tard (ATD), Michelin (ML-France) and Crédit Mutuel/CIC (Europe).

She is a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executive