Christiane Bergevin is Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships in the Office of the President of Desjardins Group. She joined the Desjardins Group in August 2009 with a mandate to increase Desjardins’ market share in Canada and abroad. She currently spearheads key strategic partnerships, M&A and other development activities in Canada and abroad in support of the growth of the organization’s major business lines, including insurance, mutual funds, credit and wealth management.

From 1990 to 2009, Ms. Bergevin held various senior management positions, notably in international finance, with the SNC-Lavalin Group where she held the positions of President of SNC-Lavalin Capital as well as Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Corporate Projects of the SNC-Lavalin Group. Previously, she also worked in real estate and international financing with Standard Life and Export Development Canada. She also sat on the Board of Directors of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Business Development Bank of Canada, where she chaired the advisory committee on pensions.

Ms. Bergevin draws on extensive public policy knowledge in numerous sectors and wide-ranging international execution skills and award-winning Canadian deal making.