Our team
Many people, both in Quebec and overseas, support our mission on a daily basis. They are our employees, Desjardins Group specialists, our Proxfin partners and the organizations we work with in the field. We're successful because we're a big team with a single vision and everyone contributes in their own way.
A team with a global outlook
The Desjardins International Development (DID) team includes over 100 people with financial inclusion experience, at our head office, at our regional office in Dakar, Senegal, and in beneficiary countries. They use their open minds, expertise and people skills to build connections and make a real difference for disadvantaged populations.
Strength in numbers
Being part of the largest financial cooperative in North America is an asset for our organization and our local partners.
A source of inspiration
We develop our expertise based on the Desjardins Group model, approaches and strategies.
Expertise to bolster our interventions
Desjardins Group is a considerable source of specialized human resources for short- and long-term projects.
A warm welcome
Our partners come to visit every year and enjoy the opportunity to benefit from our experience and expertise.
50 years of inclusive finance
Proxfin: an international exchange network unique to DID
In 2006, DID established the Proxfin network for a large number of its inclusive finance institution partners as a platform for dialogue and study. The network promotes communication and best practices among these institutions, DID and Desjardins Group, providing inspiration and helping to reinforce their contributions to the communities they serve.
- Benin
Faîtière des caisses d’épargne et de crédit agricole mutuel (FECECAM) External link. (in French only)
Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Confédération des institutions financières de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CIF-AO) External link. (in French only)
Burkina Faso
Faîtière des caisses populaires du Burkina Faso (FCPB)
Société CIF Assurances-vie Burkina (CIF-VIE Burkina) External link. (in French only)-
Cameroon
Cameroon Co-operative Credit Union League (CAMCCUL) External link.
Colombia
CoopCentral
Crezcamos External link. (in Spanish only)
Banco Mundo Mujer External link. (in Spanish only)
Finanfuturo External link. (in Spanish only)
Ecuador
Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral ESPOIR External link. (in Spanish only)
Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito 4 de Octubre External link. (in Spanish only)
El Salvador
Banco Cooperativo Visionario (BANCOVI) External link. (in Spanish only)
Haiti
Fédération des caisses populaires haïtiennes – Le Levier External link. (in French only)
Fonds de développement industriel (FDI) External link. (in French only)
Banque Nationale de Crédit (BNC) External link. (in French only)
Kenya
African Confederation of Cooperative Savings & Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) External link.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Central Credit Union (LCCU) (in Lithuanian only)
Madagascar
Réseau OTIV Toamasina – Zone « Littoral » (in French only)
Mali
Réseau des caisses d’épargne et de crédit Nyèsigiso
Fédération des caisses mutuelles d’épargne et de crédit de la zone Mali Sud (Kafo Jiginew)
Mexico
CONCAMEX External link (in Spanish only)
Niger
Mutuelle d’épargne et de crédit des femmes (MECREF)-
Philippines - National Confederation of Co-operatives External link. (NATCCO)
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Senegal
Union des mutuelles du partenariat pour la mobilisation de l'épargne et du crédit au Sénégal (UM-PAMECAS) External link. (in French only)
Thailand
Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU) External link.
Togo
Faîtière des unités coopératives d’épargne et de crédit du Togo (FUCEC) External link. (in French only)
Société CIF Assurances-vie Togo (CIF-VIE Togo)
Tunisia
Centre financier aux entrepreneurs (CFE) de Tunisie
Vietnam
Co-operative Bank of Vietnam (Co-opBank)
Zambie
Entrepreneurs Financial Centre (EFC) Zambia External link.
Canada
Desjardins International Development
Board of Directors and Management Committee
Board of Directors
Lisa Baillargeon
Chair and Director
Caisse Desjardins Charles-LeMoyne
Richard Giguère
Vice-Chair and External Director
Isabelle Mireault
Secretary and Director
Caisse Desjardins de Joliette et du Centre de Lanaudière
Christian Giroux
Director
Caisse Desjardins de la Chaudière
Chilandre Patry
Director
Caisse Desjardins du Centre et de l'Est de Laval
Jean Lebel
External Director
Jocelyne Trudel
Director
Caisse Desjardins de Rouyn-Noranda
Virdei Milorin
External Director
Management Committee
Gerardo Almaguer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Cheberiak
Senior Director, Investment
Joël Arnold Mbende
Director, Finance
Patrick Cyr
Senior Director, International Operations