Johanne Charbonneau, Corporate Director, FCPA, MBA, C.Dir.

Ottawa, Ontario

Desjardins Group director since 2019, and Vice-Chair, Desjardins Group since 2021

Key areas of expertise

  • Finance and accounting
  • Governance
  • Financial services market (banking and insurance)
  • Risk management and compliance

Professional experience

Johanne is a CPA Ontario member, a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant and a certified corporate director (ASC and C. Dir.) with an MBA and BBA. She's the former chief financial officer of CBC/Radio-Canada and has held executive roles in public sector finance, including at the International Development Research Centre and the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation. She's also worked extensively with cooperatives and non-profits as director at various financial and insurance cooperatives outside Quebec.

Other roles at Desjardins

  • Director, Desjardins Trust Inc. and Chair, Review Committee
  • Director, Desjardins Financial Corporation (DFC)
  • Desjardins Group Representative, Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada
  • Federation board committees and commissions:
    • Member, Corporate Governance and Responsible Finance Commission
    • Member, CEO Selection Committee
    • Chair of the Special Committee on the Transition of the Chair of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO
    • Member, Human Resources Commission

Past roles at Desjardins

  • Lead Director, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec from 2021 to 2024
  • Chair, Audit and Inspection Commission