Audit
Committee
IRCM Foundation

Serge A. Boileau

President of the IRCM Golf Tournament

Corporate Director

Serge A. Boileau has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the Université de Sherbrooke and a Master’s in Project Management from Montreal’s École Polytechnique. He devoted his professional activities to the field of civil engineering for over 13 years, transitioning from project engineer to regional director and associate at BBL Inc. In 1995, he joined the Centre for Expertise and Research on Infrastructures in Urban Areas (CERIU) where he held the position of Technology Advisor, and then that of Director of Business Development. Today, Mr. Boileau is President of the Commission des services électriques de Montréal. This organization is devoted to the management of the overhead and underground cable networks on the entire island of Montreal and is the technical integrator for underground deployment projects. Mr. Boileau is a Board Member of the CERIU.

He has been a member of the IRCM Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2005. He is also President of the IRCM Golf Tournament.

Renée Lefebvre

Senior Director - Financial Planning & Analysis
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.

Renée Lefebvre is Senior Manager, Financial Planning at Pratt & Whitney Canada.  Ms. Lefebvre has 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry, where she has held several finance roles and leveraged her expertise as a CPA.  A leader with integrity, she knows how to mobilize teams to achieve objectives while incorporating process improvements.

Louise Ann Maziak

President of the IRCM Foundation's Audit Committee

Corporate Director

Louise Ann Maziak holds a Master’s degree in business administration from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, as well as a Master’s degree in bioorganic chemistry from the Faculty of Science at McGill University. For over 25 years, she has developed a strong background in financial services at the Royal Bank of Canada, the National Bank, the Société générale de financement du Québec and, today, the TD Bank. In addition, she gained knowledge in the field of biomedical research while working as a research associate at the IRCM in the 1980s. She is a Board member of Blue Metropolis and the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal.

She has been a member of the IRCM Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2015 ans. She is also a member of the Ad Hoc Major and Exceptional Donations Committee, member of the Ad Hoc Governance and Recruitment Committe, and President of the IRCM Foundation's Audit Committee.

Guy Saint-Jacques

Consultant and Administrator

Guy Saint-Jacques created GS +J Consulting Group Inc. after retiring from the Canadian Public Service. He is currently a Fellow of the China Institute of the University of Alberta and the Institute of International Studies in Montreal. In addition, he sits on the Board of Directors of Xebec Adsorption Inc. and he is Honorary Chairman of the Canada-China Small Business Group and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Quebec Section of the Canada-China Business Council.

Previously, Mr. Saint-Jacques worked for the Department of External Affairs of Canada for nearly forty years, serving in Kinshasa, Hong Kong, Beijing, Washington, DC and London. He has served as Deputy High Commissioner at the Canadian High Commission in London, and later headed the consular affairs directorates for Francophone Africa and Science and Technology and the Associate Deputy Minister’s Office. He has been Deputy Director of the Energy and Environment Branch, Director of Assignments and Director General of Personnel Management. In addition, Mr. Saint-Jacques was the Government of Canada’s Chief Negotiator and Ambassador Climate Change as well as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada in the People’s Republic of China. He speaks Mandarin fluently.

Mr. Saint-Jacques is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation of the IRCM since April 2018.

Marie-Claude Soucy

Vice-President, Administrative Services
Autorité des marchés financiers

Marie-Claude Soucy has been with the Autorité des marchés financiers since 2015 as Vice President of Administrative Services. In her role, she oversees finance and administration, human resources, information technology, governance and project management, as well as internal communications. She has nearly 30 years of experience in the retail and parapublic sectors.

A graduate of HEC Paris, she also holds a bachelor's degree in administration from the Université de Sherbrooke. She is a member of the Ordre des CPA, holds the designations of CHRP, CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) and is also ASC certified by the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés.

A committed leader, Ms. Soucy is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Derivatives Institute, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of CIRANO (Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations).In addition, she has been involved in recent years on the boards of directors of Protégez-vous, the ÉPIC Foundation and Capsana, a Quebec-based company dedicated to health promotion and chronic disease prevention.

In 2021, she received the Leadership Award from the Association of Québec Women in Finance, recognizing her influential leadership based on her human approach to inspiring, promoting and developing talent from all walks of life.

Ms. Soucy has been a member of the IRCM Board of Directors since November 2021.