Neil Hawthorn - Biography

Saint-Eustache, Quebec

Director since 2015
Expert in the field of financial services

Other key areas of expertise:

  • General management
  • Human resources management
  • International financial services
  • Organizational development

Professional experience

Neil has nearly 30 years of management experience at Quebec financial institutions and is bilingual. He has extensive knowledge of the banking sector and of managing multidisciplinary teams. He's been a caisse general manager since 2014 and is currently the general manager of Caisse de Saint-Eustache–Deux-Montagnes. He has a BBA with an HR concentration as well as an MBA in international financial services from Université du Québec à Montréal. Neil sits on the Saint-Eustache RCM Economic Development and Investment Committee.

Other roles at Desjardins

  • Director, Desjardins Technology Group, Desjardins Trust and Desjardins Capital Inc.
  • Director, Desjardins Financial Corporation Inc. and member, Audit and Risk Committee
  • Director, Desjardins FSB Holdings, Inc.
  • Director, Aviso Wealth
  • Desjardins Group board committees and commissions:
    • Member, Executive Committee
    • Observer, Risk Management Commission