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: Governance, accounting and finance.

Other areas of expertise

  • Auditing
  • Regulatory environment
  • Risk management
  • Canadian savings cooperatives and insurance market
  • Human resources

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, Committee on the Aggregate Remuneration and Succession of the President and CEO of Desjardins Group
    • Member, Human Resources Commission

Past roles at Desjardins

  • Chair, Audit and Inspection Commission