Louis Babineau, Professor, DBA, ASC - Biography
Quebec City, Quebec
Chair since 2024 and Desjardins Group director since 2016
Key areas of expertise
- Organizational culture, cooperative business models and communications
- Governance
- Compliance and risk management
- Digital business models, distribution and innovation
Professional experience
Louis is a professor of project management at the Université du Québec à Rimouski. He has a PhD in business administration with a focus on IT project teams and collaborative work environments. He also has 2 master's degrees—one in project management and another in international relations—and a bachelor's degree in political science. He's a certified corporate director (ASC). He spent many years working as a consultant on international cooperation projects in the areas of banking, finance and infrastructure.
Other roles at Desjardins
- Director, Caisse Desjardins de Sainte-Foy; a Desjardins caisse director since 1997
- Chair, Desjardins Trust; Member, Desjardins Trust Review Committee
- Federation board committees and commissions:
- Chair, Risk Management Executive Committee
- Member, Cooperation and Culture Commission
- Chair, CEO Selection Committee
- Member of the Special Committee on the Transition of the Chair of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO
- Member, Corporate Governance and Responsible Finance Commission
- Member, Human Resources Commission
Past roles at Desjardins
- Chair, Desjardins International Development
- Chair, Audit and Inspection Commission
- Chair, Desjardins General Insurance Group