Serge Rousseau, Company Managing Director - Biography

Thetford Mines, Quebec

Desjardins Group director since 2014

Key areas of expertise

  • Organizational culture, cooperative business models and communications
  • Financial services market (banking and insurance)
  • Risk management and compliance
  • Human resources

Professional experience

Serge is the managing director of 3 non-profit organizations in the early childhood education sector. He has also served and continues to serve as a member, chair or vice-chair of several Desjardins committees and commissions, as well as its board of directors, affording him in-depth knowledge of the financial group. His constructive leadership on the board helps ensure the success of Desjardins Group's long-term strategy.

Other roles at Desjardins

  • Director, Caisse Desjardins du Carrefour des lacs; a Desjardins caisse director since 2004
  • Vice-Chair, Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company
  • Director, Desjardins Trust; Member, Desjardins Trust Review Committee
  • Federation board committees and commissions:
    • Member, Executive Committee
    • Member of the Special Committee on the Transition of the Chair of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO
    • Member, Corporate Governance and Responsible Finance Commission
    • Chair, Human Resources Commission

Past roles at Desjardins

  • Chair, Caisse Desjardins du Carrefour des lacs
  • Vice-Chair, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec
  • Chair, Corporate Governance and Responsible Finance Commission
  • Chair, Desjardins Group Retirement Committee
  • Chair, Cooperation and Network Liaison Commission