Johanne Charbonneau, Corporate Director Accountant, FCPA, MBA, C.Dir.

Ottawa, Ontario

Desjardins Group director since 2019, and vice-chair of the board and lead director since 2021

Key areas of expertise

  • Finance and accounting
  • Governance
  • Financial services market (banking and insurance)
  • Risk management and compliance

Professional experience

Johanne is a CPA Ontario member, a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant, and a certified corporate director (C.Dir.) with an MBA and BBA. She's the former chief financial officer of CBC/Radio-Canada and has held executive roles in public sector finance at the International Development Research Centre and the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, among others. She's worked extensively with cooperatives and non-profits as director of financial and insurance cooperatives outside Quebec.

Other roles at Desjardins

  • Director, Desjardins Trust Inc. and Chair, Review Committee
  • Director, Desjardins Financial Corporation (DFC)
  • Desjardins Group Representative, Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada
  • Desjardins Group board committees and commissions:
    • Chair, Corporate Governance and Responsible Finance Commission
    • Chair, Special Committee on the Transition of the Chair of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO
    • Member, Human Resources Commission

Past roles at Desjardins

  • Lead Director, Federation Board of Directors
  • Chair, Audit and Inspection Commission