Monique Leroux - uOttawa Chancellor's Debate

Monique Leroux
Monique Leroux
Corporate director
Vice-chair, Fiera Holdings Inc.
Former board chair and chief executive officer, Desjardins Group

CM, OQ, FCPA, FCA



Monique Leroux has been inducted into both the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and the Investment Industry Hall of Fame. She is a corporate director, vice-chair of Fiera Holdings Inc. and an independent board member of global companies such as Michelin (ML-France), Bell/BCE, S&P Global (SPGI), Couche-Tard (ATD) and Lallemand Inc. (a privately owned company). She also chairs Michelin’s CSR Committee as well as Bell’s Corporate Governance Committee. She brings to these boards and committees her diverse experience, including as a partner at Ernst and Young (EY) and, from 2008 to 2016, board chair and chief executive officer at Desjardins Group.

In May 2020, Leroux was named chair of the Industry Strategy Council by the minister of innovation, science and industry of Canada. From 2016 to 2020, she was board chair of Investissement Québec. She is also vice-chair of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

Monique Leroux is a member of the Order of Canada, an officer of the Ordre national du Québec, a chevalier of the Légion d’honneur (France) and a recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Award (United States). She has been awarded fellowships by the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec and the Institute of Corporate Directors, and holds honorary doctorates from eight Canadian universities in recognition of her contributions to the business sector and the community.