Francine Côté, Corporate Director, CPA, CISA, ASC, C.Dir.

Ottawa, Ontario

Desjardins Group director since 2023

Key areas of expertise

  • Finance and accounting
  • Financial services market (banking and insurance)
  • Digital business models, distribution and innovation
  • Risk management and compliance (IT management and security)

Professional experience

Francine retired in November 2022 from a career that spanned both the private and public sectors. She was Deputy Chief Administrator, Corporate Management and Chief Financial Officer for the Courts Administration Service from 2009 to 2021. She's a chartered professional accountant (CPA), a certified corporate director (C.Dir. and ASC) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). During her career, she made key contributions to strategic planning, corporate priorities and business development activities.

Other roles at Desjardins

  • Chair, Desjardins Ontario Credit Union since 2022; Director, Desjardins Ontario Credit Union since 2020; an Ontario caisse director since 2016
  • Director, Desjardins Trust
  • Director, Desjardins Financial Corporation (DFC); Member, DFC Audit and Risk Committee
  • Federation board committees and commissions:
    • Member, Audit and Inspection Commission

Past roles at Desjardins

  • Director, Desjardins General Insurance Group