Guy Cormier

President and CEO
Desjardins Group

Great Uncertainties and Great Opportunities

Since the pandemic, the world has experienced a series of disruptions, from supply chain snafus and geopolitical tensions to a skyrocketing cost of living and natural disasters. Desjardins President Guy Cormier believes that while this period has definitely had its share of concerns, it has also created opportunities. He has met with hundreds of young entrepreneurs and students in the last two years and has been impressed by their clear-headedness, hope and determination to change things.

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Biography

Guy Cormier

Guy Cormier has been President and CEO of Desjardins Group since 2016. He has worked for the cooperative for 30 years, becoming a caisse general manager in 2002, Vice-President of Finance in 2009, and joining Desjardins Group's senior management team in 2012.

Since being elected President, Mr. Cormier has worked hard to instill a
strong member-and client-focused culture that resonates with all of Desjardins's employees and directors. On top of creating the $250 million GoodSpark Fund, he's also helped the organization grow and become a household name across the country.

As a champion of the cooperative model, shared prosperity, youth and a greener, more inclusive economy, Guy Cormier makes decisions that are based on the common good.

Mr. Cormier is a graduate of HEC Montréal, where he earned both an undergraduate degree in business administration and an MBA. He also taught finance there for close to a decade. He currently sits on a number of boards, has been named a Chevalier of France’s Légion d'honneur, and in 2022 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of law by the John Molson School of Business.
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