Board and committees

Board of directors

Bâtirente comprises three categories of members. The board of directors includes eleven members elected at the annual general meeting. Five come from groups, four seats are reserved for the CSN and two independent members are appointed by the board. The by-laws aim at ensuring the presence on the board of an array of competencies and qualities required for the sound governance of the corporation, whose first mandate is to ensure the conduct of a retirement system.

The officers of the corporation are the Chair, the Vice-chair, the Secretary and the Chief Executive Officer of Bâtirente and Treasurer. The person elected as Treasurer of the CSN is one of the four representatives of the latter and serves as the Chair of the board. The Chief Executive Officer of Bâtirente has a non-voting seat on the board of directors.

Category A – CSN Representatives

Yvan Duceppe

Chair, Governance and Ethics Committee Member and Asset Management, Committee Member

Yvan Duceppe was elected to the CSN treasury in January 2021. He was elected to the treasury of the CSN’s Fédération des professionnèles in 2000. Since 1991, he has held the position of Finance and Administration Advisor at MCE Conseils. He has sat since 2007 as an external member of the Board before becoming it’s Chair in 2021. Mr. Duceppe was reelected in 2023 for a second term.

Serge Monette

Board Member, Information Technology Committee Member

Serge Monette is president of the Fédération du commerce (CSN) since 2024 and has been vice-president since 2021. In 2007, he became secretary of his union Syndicat Sysco Grand Montréal-CSN for 3 years before assuming its presidency for 10 years. Mr. Monette was appointed to Bâtirente’s board in October 2023.

Stéphan Morency

Board Member

Stéphan Morency is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bâtirente and Fondaction Combination. A dedicated leader recognized for his work in sustainable finance and impact investing, both in Québec and abroad, he served as Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer of Fondaction from 2019 to 2024, and then as Executive Vice-President, Strategy and Planning from 2024 to 2026. Mr. Morency was appointed to Bâtirente’s Board of Directors in April 2026.

Marie-Eve Pinard

Board Member, Vice-Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee

Marie-Ève Pinard has been a union advisor with the Fédération des employées et employés de services publics (FEESP-CSN) for over 20 years. Since 2024, she has served as coordinator of the CSN’s Comité intersectoriel du secteur privé and has been coordinating the bargaining support service. Ms. Pinard was appointed to Bâtirente’s Board of Directors in January 2025.

Category B – Group Representatives

Nicolas Docquier

Board Member, Vice-Chair of the Governance and Ethics Committee and Member of the Asset Management Committee

Nicolas Docquier is President of the Syndicat national des employés du papier de Candiac. He has been an active union member since 2017 and currently serves as a member of the supervisory committee of the Fédération de l’industrie manufacturière – CSN. Mr. Docquier was reelected as a Board Member at the 2025 Annual General Meeting for a third term.

Robert Gariépy

Board Member, Vice-Chair of the Information Technology Committee

Robert Gariépy has been involved since 2004 in the Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs de Distribution Multi-Marques Laval (CSN) union as a delegate. He has also been Secretary of the Executive since 2010, a Bâtirente Group Representative since 2012, and a Fondaction Regional Representative for Laval‑Lanaudière‑Laurentides since 2024. Mr. Gariépy was reelected as a Board Member at the 2024 Annual General Meeting for a third term.

Sylvain Grenier

Board Member, Audit and Risk Management Committee Member

Sylvain Grenier has been a labour union activist for more than 24 years. He is; Treasurer of the Fédération de l’industrie manufacturière (FIM-CSN). Mr. Grenier was elected at the 2023 Annual General Meeting for a first term.

Pierre Leduc

Board Member, Chair of the Investor Services Committee

Since 1985, Pierre Leduc has carried out several functions in the Syndicat national des produits chimiques de Valleyfield (CSN) including the position of Bâtirente Group Representative. He was reelected as a Board Member at the 2025 Annual General Meeting for a fourth term.

Jonathan Paradis Lapointe

Board Member, Investor Services Committee Member

Jonathan Paradis Lapointe has been active since 2012 in the Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs du groupe PJC entrepôt union. He has held several roles and was elected Vice-President, Health & Safety. He was elected as a Board Member at the 2023 Annual General Meeting for a first term.

Category C – Independent and Appointed Members

Hélène Jacques

Vice-Chair of the Board, Chair of the Asset Management Committee and Human Resources Committee Member

Hélène Jacques is a corporate director and strategic consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the financial sector, particularly related to institutional investment. She has held several strategic management positions at the Mouvement Desjardins and at the Caisse. She was reelected in 2025 for a third term.

Martine Robert

Board member Chair of the Human Resources Committee and Information Technology Committee Member

Martine Robert carries out organizational transformation, training and coaching mandates for financial and union organizations. Martine Robert is a member of the Ordre des CRHA and began her career in human resources at the National Bank before moving on to Desjardins. She was elected in 2025 for a first term.

Ex-Officio – non-voting rights

Éric Filion

Chief Executive Officer, Ex-officio Board Member

Éric Filion has served as Bâtirente’s Chief Executive Officer since October 2021. He joined the organization in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer. He has more than 25 years of experience in the financial sector, including a 20-year tenure at a major Québec-based financial institution. Since January 2025, Mr. Filion has also served as Vice-President, Savings Solutions at the Bâtirente and Fondaction Combination.

External committee members

Richard Fortier

Asset Management Committee Member and Investor Services Committee Member

Richard Fortier is an experienced manager who worked for over 40 years in companies administering every type of group savings plans. In the course of his career, he held a wide variety of positions, including chief executive of a major Québec insurance company. He is an external member of the board of directors since 2014.

Committee Mandates

Over the past few years, Bâtirente specified new terms of reference for fiduciary duties that foster sound risk management, service development and profitability. The purpose of the committees is to make Bâtirente’s Board of Directors more efficient and to facilitate more in-depth discussions. Committees have the power to make recommendations.

The Asset Management Committee is responsible for advising the Board of Directors on Bâtirente Funds’ investment policy, contributing to its regular review, and ensuring that the strategies for optimizing the diversified portfolios and the Trajectory strategy are kept up to date. It supervises the management of assets to achieve a return-risk-sustainability ratio that meets members’ objectives and needs. It oversees portfolio manager selection and monitors their financial and extra-financial results and impacts. It also receives reports from the shareholder engagement service provider.

The Audit and Risk Management Committee works to maintain an appropriate and rigorous framework for accounting, financial management, disclosure of financial and extra-financial data, risk management, controls and regulatory compliance.

The Investor Services Committee oversees major initiatives related to investor experience and satisfaction, the provision of products and services tailored to members’ needs, financial literacy, investor communication strategies, retention strategies, distribution, and activist networks.

The Governance and Ethics Committee oversees the implementation of best practices in agile and value-creating governance, corporate social responsibility, ethical conduct, and the effective functioning of governance bodies. It ensures that Bâtirente demonstrates leadership to maintain its position as a sustainability pioneer and to ensure consistency in its implementation. 

The Human Resources Committee is responsible for maintaining best practices in human resources management. It’s responsible for reviewing guidelines and strategies in this area, particularly regarding compensation, succession planning and human resources practices within the organization.

The Information Technology Committee oversees the strategic governance of information technology and data, promotes the responsible and effective use of technology, and supports innovation. It monitors technological issues, cybersecurity-related activities and data strategies, as well as anticipates opportunities, risks and trends to ensure that structuring technological choices and digital transformation initiatives are aligned with the organization’s strategy and create long-term value.

Ethics

The Partnership between Bâtirente and Fondaction (BFP) promotes a culture of integrity and ethical behavior. The mechanisms surrounding the codes of ethics and conduct, as well as the complaints handling process, support these priorities.

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