Governance

Pierre Turcotte is a corporate director and the Chair of the Board of Alithya. Prior to joining Alithya in 2011, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of a major information technology firm in Canada, the U.S. and Europe for more than 27 years and as President and Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of ReadBooks Technologies SAS. Mr. Turcotte currently serves as Chair of Trustees of the Pointe-à-Callières Foundation, as Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Human Resources Committee of the Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal Museum of Archeology and History, and as director of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. Previously, he was also an independent member of McGill University’s Board of Governors’ IT Committee and served as director of Poudre Noire Inc. and Xpertdoc Technologies Inc. Mr. Turcotte holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Laval University and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Dana Ades-Landy returned to the National Bank of Canada, a Canadian chartered bank, in August 2020 to work in the Special Loans Group which she had previously run over seven years. Prior to this, she was the Chief Executive Officer of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (Québec). Ms. Ades-Landy has more than 25 years of experience as an executive in the banking industry, including executive leadership positions at Scotiabank, Laurentian Bank and National Bank of Canada. Ms. Ades-Landy currently serves as director and member of the Audit Committee of Sagen MI Canada Inc., as member of the Advisory Board of Innovaderm Research Inc., a private clinical research company and as member of the Departmental Audit Committee of the National Research Council of Canada. She previously served as director and Chair of the Audit Committee of First Lion Holdings Inc., the parent company of BFL Canada Risk and Insurance Inc., as well as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Ms. Ades-Landy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Immunology from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and accounting from Concordia University and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

André P. Brosseau is Chair of the Board and President and Chief Executive Officer of Du Musée Investments Inc., a family office with private investments in Canada, the U.S.and Brazil. Mr. Brosseau is also Vice Chair and owner of Qintess, an IT company specializing in digital transformation and telecommunication infrastructure management. Previously, he served as Chair of Québec Capital Markets from 2009 to 2010 and President of Blackmont Capital Markets in Toronto from 2007 to 2009 and was an executive at CIBC World Markets Inc. from 1994 to 2007. Mr. Brosseau currently serves as Vice-Chair of Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc., as well as Chair of the Executive Committee of Quebecor Media Inc. He is also a director of Videotron Ltd. Mr. Brosseau previously served as member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee of Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc., as well as member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of Videotron Ltd. Mr. Brosseau holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and a Master’s degree in Political Science from Université de Montréal, and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Ines Gbegan is the Vice President, Finance of Biron Health Group Inc., a company offering medical laboratory expertise in Québec, a position she accepted in October 2023 after having served as interim Vice President, Finance since May 2023 and senior director, Finance between November 2022 and May 2023. Ms. Gbegan has more than 15 years of chartered accountant experience in audits, corporate accounting, and financial reporting. She previously held senior accounting roles at Transdev Canada Inc., a company in the transportation and logistics sector, from 2021 to 2022, at Enerkem Inc., a company in the renewable energy sector, from 2018 to 2021, and at PwC, a global accounting firm, prior to 2018. She also previously taught accounting at HEC Montréal for more than five years. In 2022, Ms. Gbegan became an “Aces of Finance” recipient, a distinction awarded by Financial Executives International Canada in recognition of distinguished financial management officials. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance, a specialized graduate diploma in public accounting and a Master’s degree in Professional Accounting. Ms. Gbegan is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Lucie Martel is a corporate director. Before becoming a corporate director in 2022, she acted as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Intact Financial Corporation between September 2011 and December 2021 and previously as Senior Vice President at AXA Canada, which was acquired by Intact Financial Corporation in September 2011. She has more than 30 years of experience in strategic management of human resources and labour relations, with corporations including Laurentian Bank (where she was Vice President, Human Resources Management and Development), Direct Film and Uniroyal. Ms. Martel currently serves as director and Chair of the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of Fiera Capital Corporation. She also previously served as director and Chair of the Human Resources Committee of the Société des alcools du Québec and the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation. Ms. Martel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations from Université de Montréal and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. 

Paul Raymond is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alithya since April 2012. He joined Alithya as its President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2011, a position he held until March 2012, and has been a member of the Board of Alithya since April 2011. Prior to joining Alithya, Mr. Raymond held several key senior management positions in a major information technology firm and served as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. During his career, he worked in Canada, the U.S. as well as in Europe. Mr. Raymond currently serves as director of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Québec chapter, and previously served as director and member of the Audit Committee of WSP Global Inc. and as director of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montréal. Mr. Raymond received the 2020 Investissement Québec CEO of the Year Award from the Quebec Technology Association. He is a computer engineering graduate from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
 

Ghyslain Rivard is a corporate director. He founded Alithya and acted as its President and Chief Executive Officer from its constitution in April 1992 until his retirement from all employment roles in 2012, after more than 35 years in the IT and business services sectors. He currently serves as an independent director on the Board of Alithya and has no employment or consulting arrangements, nor is he a party to a related party transaction with Alithya. He also currently serves as Chair of the Board of Inogeni Inc., a private company. He previously served as Chair of the Board of Progitek Dev Inc., another private company. Mr. Rivard holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Sherbrooke University and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

C. Lee Thomas is a corporate director and the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Baldwin Wallace University. Before becoming a corporate director, Mr. Thomas held various roles with Ernst & Young LLP from 1976 to June 2014, including Managing Partner of its Cleveland office, Leader of its Northeast Ohio Market Segment, and global client serving audit partner. Mr. Thomas currently acts as a financial consultant for Regional Brands Inc. He previously served as director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Technical Consumer Products International. Mr. Thomas is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Baldwin Wallace University. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.