Stéphane Achard

Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Business and Institutional Services, Desjardins Group

Stéphane Achard is Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Business and Institutional Services, Desjardins Group.

He is responsible for supporting the caisses and Desjardins Business Centres in developing their markets through the development of business strategies and service offers to businesses of all sizes, and by monitoring overall market performance. He is responsible for all business services, in particular capital markets (debt and equity), financing activities, venture capital, international business, safekeeping of securities, and payroll and human resources services.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Achard was Senior Vice-President, Business Markets of the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec since 2003.

Mr. Achard has an MBA from Concordia University. He worked in business services in Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto both for Desjardins and a major Canadian financial institution.