Antoine Avril

Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer

Antoine Avril is Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer for Desjardins Group. He has also served on the Desjardins Group Management Committee since March 2023. Antoine guides the overall risk management strategy and ensures that financial and non-financial issues are strictly monitored in accordance with regulatory standards. His leadership is the cornerstone of Desjardins Group’s resilience and sustainable performance.

Antoine’s reputation for being thorough, keeping a cool head and thinking strategically precedes him. He inspires trust and encourages teams to find practical solutions by rallying them around a common goal—to adopt a forward-looking posture on risk that promotes strategic business decisions and strengthens Desjardins Group’s resilience.

Before joining Desjardins Group in 2010, Antoine held management positions at several financial institutions in Europe and Canada. During his time at Desjardins, he has worked in various strategic roles including Vice-President, Major Accounts and Real Estate Financing, and Vice-President and Chief Credit Risk Officer.

Antoine has a master’s degree in integrated risk management from the London School of Economics and Political Science and another in management sciences from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL. He also serves on the board of directors of the Global Risk Institute (GRI), an organization recognized worldwide for its role in advancing risk management practices in the financial sector.