Event with Nathalie Fagnan

Nathalie Fagnan

President and Chief Executive Officer
Héma-Québec

Héma-Québec’s Core Mission to Serve all Quebecers

Héma-Québec has been part of the Québec landscape for 25 years. A key figure in the healthcare system, it is largely associated with blood donations. Its portfolio of activities, however, includes a multitude of expertise ranging from plasma, platelet, stem cell, cord blood, breast milk and human tissue donations, to reference laboratory services, not to mention its important research and development component.
Héma-Québec cannot fail in its essential mission of delivering products of biological origin to Québec’s hospitals. Therefore, it faces many complex challenges, as President and CEO Nathalie Fagnan will explain in her presentation.
The organization's ambitions are both bold and well thought-out. Héma-Québec adapts to disruptions and new developments, and continues to evolve in order to focus on the essence of its mission: to heal life with life.

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Biography

Nathalie Fagnan

Nathalie Fagnan cut her professional teeth at KPMG, before making her way into the service industry. She spent 17 years climbing up the ranks at Publicis Groupe, the world’s third-largest communications group. She eventually rose to become a C-level financial management executive, serving as Publicis Canada’s executive vice president and chief financial officer for the Quebec and Canadian markets for a little over nine years.

She later made a career move to Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCGT), the largest chartered accounting firm in Quebec, where she served as executive vice-president and chief operating officer for two years. The firm saw a major shift during this time. Nathalie returned to Publicis Groupe after being offered a position in New York as executive vice-president and chief operating officer for North America, a role she kept for three years.

In January 2019, Nathalie was appointed president and chief executive officer at Héma-Québec, where she has been leading the team in its daily mission to save lives ever since. She also oversees Héma-Québec’s sustainability efforts and ensures that the organization has a strong enough foundation to keep growing and improving its range of products and services for the betterment of people in Quebec.

Nathalie Fagnan is a natural leader with a knack for bringing out the best in her people. Her approach to actively promoting a collaborative environment in which everyone works together toward a shared, common vision has been instrumental in the success of every organization she has led.

Her monumental career has earned her multiple awards and distinctions over the years. In 2004, she was one of the remarkable women honoured by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. She received the Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 award in the Women of Courage category in 2021. That same year, she received the Medal of the National Assembly, a distinction awarded to individuals deserving of the recognition of the Members of the Assembly and the people of Quebec, in tribute to her exceptional leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, she received a Mercuriades award in the Sun Life exceptional women in leadership – large business category from the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec. In 2023, she also received the Québec Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Exceptional Merit, as well as the honorary title of Distinguished Alumna awarded by HEC Montréal and the HEC Montréal Alumni Association.

Nathalie is known for her boundless determination and drive. Perhaps her most defining trait is her constant desire to achieve the highest standards through a humane and caring management approach.
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