Francine Côté, Corporate Director, CPA, CISA, ASC, C.Dir.
Ottawa, Ontario
Desjardins Group director since 2023
Key areas of expertise
- Finance and accounting
- Financial services market (banking and insurance)
- Digital business models, distribution and innovation
- Risk management and compliance (IT management and security)
Professional experience
Francine retired in November 2022 from a career that spanned both the private and public sectors. She was Deputy Chief Administrator, Corporate Management and Chief Financial Officer for the Courts Administration Service from 2009 to 2021. She's a chartered professional accountant (CPA), a certified corporate director (C.Dir. and ASC) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). During her career, she made key contributions to strategic planning, corporate priorities and business development activities.
Other roles at Desjardins
- Chair, Desjardins Ontario Credit Union since 2022; Director, Desjardins Ontario Credit Union since 2020; an Ontario caisse director since 2016
- Director, Desjardins Trust
- Director, Desjardins Financial Corporation (DFC); Member, DFC Audit and Risk Committee
- Federation board committees and commissions:
- Member, Audit and Inspection Commission
Past roles at Desjardins
- Director, Desjardins General Insurance Group