Guylaine Saucier, O.C., C.M., F.C.A.
Former Chair of Joint Committee on Corporate Governance (Montreal)

A native of Noranda, Québec, Guylaine Saucier is a graduate of the Collège Marguerite-Bourgeois and the École des Hautes études commerciales in Montréal, Quebec. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Mme Saucier was the President and CEO of Le Groupe Gérard Saucier Ltée, a major company specializing in forest products from 1975 to 1989.

A member of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, Mme Saucier was recently Chair of the Joint Corporate Governance Committee sponsored by the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), and the Canadian Venture Exchange, set up to review the current state of corporate governance in Canada.

Mme Saucier sits on the boards of several major Canadian corporations, including Petro-Canada, the Bank of Montreal and Nortel and is a Director of the Public Policy Forum.

Mme Saucier was Chair of the Board of Directors of CBC/Radio Canada from 1995 to 2000 and is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of the CICA from 1999 to 2000.

In the past, she has served on the boards of the Bank of Canada from 1987 to 1991, the Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance in 1986, and the Ministerial Task Force on Social Security Reforms in 1994.

Mme Saucier was the first woman to be appointed President of the Québec Chamber of Commerce. She has played a very active role in the community as a member of the board of various institutions, including the University of Montréal, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra and the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal.

Mme Saucier was recognized as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1989 for her civic-mindedness and significant contribution to the business world.