Corporate Governance and Senior Management

Stéphane Poirier is an experienced senior manager working in the air transportation industry. A native of Québec City, he holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Oxford in the UK, along with a Bachelor's degree in international business from Concordia University.

Mr. Poirier serves on the Canadian Policy Council of the Canadian Airports Council (CAC) where he helps advance the priorities of Canadian airports and promote YQB as chair of the Small Airports Caucus. He was a member of the Airports Council International – World Finance and Economics Committee from 2012 to 2017 and chaired the World Cargo Sub-Committee from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, he enrolled in a training session on negotiation at the Harvard Law School and in 2008 he completed the Berkeley Executive Leadership Program at University of California Berkeley.

Having held various positions, Marc-André Bédard joined the AQi management team in 2011, to later become Vice-President of Business Development and Technology in 2022.

Mr. Bédard has extensive experience in the air transportation industry, having successfully implemented a number of large-scale IT projects with a direct impact on passengers and their airport experience. He has also been involved in international strategic groups related to this industry.

Since 2010, François Bilodeau has served as Senior Vice-President of Finances and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Chartered Accountant by training, he has a vast experience in strategy, planning and organization of financial and human resources.

A member of the Aéroport de Québec management team since 2015, Éric Dallaire has held the position of Vice-President of Operations since 2022.

Mr. Dallaire has nearly 25 years of experience in strategic planning and operational management related to the operation of large-scale public infrastructure and the management of multidisciplinary teams. Before joining the AQI team, he held various management positions, notably in the energy and hospital sectors.

He is a graduate of the University of Ottawa in commercial sciences and international management, of ESC Reims in European management, in addition to holding an executive MBA from Laval University. He recently completed the ACI-Concordia Airport Executive Leadership Program (AELP) as well as the Global ACI-ICAO Airport Management Professional Accreditation Program (AMPAP) and obtained the International Airport Professional (IAP) certification.

Finally, since 2016, he has been a member of the board of directors of the CERVO Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting research, teaching and mental health care.

Sophie Lefrançois was named to the position of Senior Director of Corporate Affairs of Aéroport de Québec inc. in 2022. Member of the Québec Bar Association, she assists the Chairman of the Board, committee presidents and the CEO in obtaining the objectives of the organization. Before joining the 

Ms. Marie-Noelle Simard, a member of the Order of Engineers of Québec since 2006, joined the management team of Aéroport de Québec inc. in 2020 and has held the position of Vice President, Infrastructure since 2023.

With a college diploma in civil engineering from Cégep Limoilou, combined with a bachelor's degree from Laval University in civil engineering, she has more than 23 years of experience in project management, including 15 years within AQi.

Mr. André Boulanger headed Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie, a division of the government corporation that operates assets of more than $20 billion per year, from March 2011 to April 2016. Prior to that, he was President of Hydro-Québec Distribution, a position he had held since joining Hydro-Québec in July 2003. Mr. Boulanger has been active in the energy sector since the beginning of his career and has held strategic management positions in several companies. He is now acting as an energy consultant. Among other things, he assists the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec with its energy investments and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Fluxys SA since April 2017. He served on the Board of Directors of New York’s Northeast Power Coordination Council (NPCC) from March 2011 to August 2016.

Holder of a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in business administration from Université Laval as well as a doctorate in administrative sciences from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Lyne Bouchard also holds the title as an IAS.A corporate director and the CGEIT information technology governance certification. Ms. Bouchard is today a corporate director, president of Gouv TI et CA and associate professor at Laval University where she also teaches corporate governance and information technology governance at the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés.

Seasoned entrepreneur, Mr. Éric Bergeron is the CEO of Flyscan Systems inc., a company that develops automated, airborne, artificial intelligence remote sensing and advanced imaging services for targeted verticals, with a prime focus on the oil & gas industry.

His 12 years as the head of Optosecurité, a company he founded, allowed him to develop an extensive knowledge of the airport industry, of its operational, financial and security issues. Mr. Bergeron developed, and marketed softwares engineered to increase the operational efficiency of airport checkpoints and the detection of liquid and solid explosives in addition to weapons in carry-on baggage.

Very involved in his community, he is a coach-entrepreneur at the École d’Entrepreneurship de Beauce and regularly participates in fundraisers for various causes close to his heart. He also sits on the boards of directors of the Fondation de la Maison Michel-Sarrazin and the Fondation générale Vanier du Royal 22ie Régiment.

An entrepreneur and strategic leader, Sophie-Emmanuelle Chebin has been helping management teams and boards of directors develop and deploy business strategies for more than 20 years. Over the years, she has become an expert in growth strategies, governance and stakeholder management.

Before founding Arsenal conseils, Ms. Chebin worked in strategy at KPMG-SECOR and in a wide range of areas at CN, including strategy, human resources and mergers and acquisitions.

Until January 2019, Diane Déry served as the vice president of the National Bank’s Corporate Sales and Services department for central and Eastern Québec. She has more than 40 years of experience in finance and has dedicated her career to supporting CFOs in their business and development projects. Problem-solving is her specialty, so she knows how to identify opportunities and rally and convince people. Among others, she has served as the head of the Chambre de commerce des entrepreneurs de Québec (1999-2001) and the organizing committee for the World Chambers Congress (2003).

Trained at the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec, Mr. Jean-Yves Germain is co-president of Group Germain Hotels. He is responsible for the group’s development, construction and financing. The company, which is in exceptional economic and financial health, now has 1250 employees, 18 locations in seven Canadian provinces and 5 million guests per year. Group Germain Hotels is one of the 50 best-managed companies in Canada.

A CPA with nearly 20 years of experience, Marjolaine Giasson is Senior Vice President, CFO at La Maison Simons. Ms. Giasson has also worked as a CFO at Prémoulé inc., FlyScan Systems, Optosécurité and Innoventé, where she demonstrated proactive and healthy management in organizations undergoing rapid change, primarily in technology and international contexts.

Ms. Vanessa Grondin has worked for more than 10 years in the agri-food industry where she has held management positions in research and development, quality control, project management as well as the design of agri-food equipment. Ms. Grondin boasts solid experience in agri-food production, having worked in both startups and multinationals.

Ms. Grondin served as Vice President of Operations at Lü Interactive Playground, a company that uses optical technologies in the marketing of technological products specifically aimed at primary school children. She was previously vice-president for Global Sales and Strategy within the Optel group. Her role was to define business strategies as well as develop the product and service offerings marketed in new markets.

At the head of Groupe Commercial AMT inc., Groupe immobilier Tanguay inc. and the Entourage sur-le-Lac hotel resort, Mr. Jérôme Jolicoeur has acquired expertise in the fields of commercial real estate, construction and tourism. Mr. Jolicoeur is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Entourage sur-le-Lac condominium association and co-owner of Aura Services Hôteliers.

Holder of a bachelor's degree in law and a master's degree in international law from Université Laval, he worked as a lawyer in commercial litigation, business law and bankruptcy and insolvency at Morency Avocats.

In parallel with his professional activities, Mr. Jolicoeur is involved in several philanthropic and charitable activities in Lévis. He co-founded La Ruche Chaudière-Appalaches in 2020 and has been a member of the ambassadors of La Ruche Québec since 2016. He also sits on the board of directors of the Québec regional council of the Urban Development Institute (IDU) and was president of the Chambre de commerce de Lévis in 2013 and 2014.

Ms. Marthe Lacroix is an experienced manager who held the position of Executive Vice-President at La Capitale Financial Group until 2018. Before joining the financial group, she worked for more than twenty years at La Capitale General Insurance as actuarial vice-president and appointed actuary of the damage insurance companies of the same group.

Ms. Lacroix has been a member of several boards of directors and currently sits on the board of directors of Financière agricole du Québec, that of Beneva as well as on the review committee of the Professional Liability Insurance Fund for Pharmacists of Québec. She has also participated in several boards of directors of non-profit companies and is now involved in a CHSLD to represent residents while respecting their rights and improving the quality of their living environment.

Holder of a diploma in actuarial science from Université Laval, Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FICA) and of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS), Ms. Lacroix is ​​a certified corporate director (ASC).

An energetic and creative young entrepreneur, Martin Lafrance is the head of three Québec City and Lévis areas companies in the entertainment, communication and IT sectors. He has cofounded Evenmã, which organizes public and corporate events; Cyprex, which provides digital client acquisition strategies; and UEAT Technologies Inc., which provides innovative solutions for the restaurant industry.

He holds an MBA from McGill University-HEC Montréal, as well as a Techno diploma from the EEB and a diploma from MIT’s EDP program.

An experienced CEO, Maxime Laviolette has been the Director General of Dessercom, the largest ambulance and paramedical service company in Canada, since 2008. From 1996 to 2008, he was a senior executive at GardaWorld and EXFO.

A graduate of Harvard Business School and holder of a Bachelor’s of Administration from HEC Montréal, Mr. Laviolette also has an Executive MBA from the University of Québec at Rimouski (UQAR), where he has given occasional lectures since 2011.

Stéphane Poirier is an experienced senior manager working in the air transportation industry. A native of Québec City, he holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Oxford in the UK, along with a Bachelor's degree in international business from Concordia University. He was a member of the Airports Council International – World Finance and Economics Committee from 2012 to 2017 and chaired the World Cargo Sub-Committee from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, he enrolled in a training session on negotiation at the Harvard Law School and in 2008 he completed the Berkeley Executive Leadership Program at University of California Berkeley.

Partner at Rivard Fournier Avocats, Me Pierre Rivard has over 30 years of experience in law. Over the course of his career, Me Rivard has developed an extended expertise of business law. His practice spans the real estate, construction, bankruptcy and insolvency, corporate restructuring and financing sectors, as well as all related litigation. He acts as legal counsel to several Québec and international companies. Me Rivard regularly pleads before the courts and has represented various interveners before major commissions of inquiry.

Mr. Skinner Canadian chartered public accountant has over 40 years of experience in international corporate finance. He was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of several international companies telles such as CO2 Solutions inc., Medisolution Ltd and McKesson Canada corp.. He is now teaching Accounting, Finance & Business full time at Laval University and the P.W. Sims Business School at CEGEP Champlain St. Lawrence in Quebec City. He also serves as Innovation Investment committee member at Desjardins Entreprises - Capital régional et coopératif. Mr. Skinner is a member of several professional