GUYLAINE SAUCIER, C.M., F.C.A.
Corporate Director

A native of Noranda, Quebec, GUYLAINE SAUCIER is a graduate of the Collège Marguerite-Bourgeois and the École des Hautes études commerciales in Montreal, Canada. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Mme Saucier was the President and CEO of Le Groupe Gérard Saucier Ltée, a major company specializing in forest products, from 1975 to 1989.

Mme Saucier was recently Chair of the Joint Committee on Corporate Governance (CICA, CDNX, TSX) and sits on the Boards of several major corporations, including Petro-Canada, Axa Assurance Inc., the Bank of Montreal, Nortel Networks Corporation, Tembec Inc. and Altran Technologies.
She has served as Chair, Board of Directors of CBC/Radio-Canada from 1995 to 2000; a leader within the CA profession, Mme Saucier was Chair of the Board of Directors of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants from 1999 to 2000, she was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada from 1987 to 1991, a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance in 1986 and a member of the Ministerial Task Force on Social Security Reforms in 1994. Mme Saucier was the first woman to be appointed President of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce. She has played a very active role in the community as a member of the board of various institutions, including the University of Montreal, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal.
When she became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1989, her citation noted that " she has displayed exceptional civic-mindedness and has made a significant contribution to the business world ".
On May 18, 2004, she received the Fellowship Award from the Institute of Corporate Directors.