Serge Rousseau, Company Managing Director - Biography

Thetford Mines, Quebec

Desjardins Group director since 2014. Key areas of expertise: Organizational management and cooperative governance.

Other areas of expertise

  • Cooperative culture and business model
  • Human resource management and financial management
  • IT security management
  • Customer service

Professional experience

Serge is managing director of 3 non-profits working in the early childhood education sector. He has also served and continues to serve as a director at Desjardins Group, as chair or vice-chair of a number of boards, committees and commissions, affording him an in-depth knowledge of Desjardins. His constructive leadership on the board of directors ensures the success of Desjardins's long-term strategy.

Other roles at Desjardins

  • Director, Caisse Desjardins du Carrefour des lacs and Desjardins caisse director since 2004
  • Vice-Chair, Desjardins Financial Security Board of Directors
  • Director, Desjardins Trust and Member, Review Committee
  • Desjardins Group board committees and commissions:
    • Member, Executive Committee
    • Chair, Human Resources Commission
    • Member, Corporate Governance and Responsible Finance Commission
    • Member, Committee on the Aggregate Remuneration and Succession of the President and CEO of Desjardins Group

Past roles at Desjardins

  • Vice-Chair, Federation Board of Directors
  • Chair, Corporate Governance and Responsible Finance Commission
  • Chair, Committee on the Aggregate Remuneration of the President and CEO of Desjardins Group
  • Chair, Desjardins Group Retirement Committee
  • Chair, Cooperation and Network Liaison Commission