Board of Directors

Hélène F. Fortin
Saint-Lambert
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Loto-Québec

Holding a Graduate diploma in Public Accounting with honours from McGill University, Hélène F. Fortin also has an honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree with specialization in accounting and finance from Concordia University. She became a chartered accountant in 1982 and earned the title of ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors in 2006 after completing the Directors Education Program. A member of the Québec Order of Chartered Accountants, Ms. Fortin was a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' (CICA) Auditing and Assurance Standards Board from 2006 to 2009. Between 1982 and 2005, she also played an active role in the CICA's interprovincial examination jury. Ms. Fortin practises public accounting and, since June 2008, has been an associate with the Montréal accounting firm of Demers Beaulne. In addition, she has sat on numerous Boards since 2003, as well as having served as Chairwoman of various auditing, governance, human resources and retirement fund management committees.

Alain Cousineau
Montréal
President and Chief Executive Officer of Loto-Québec

Subsequent to obtaining his Master of Business Sciences degree form Université Laval and completing doctoral studies at the University of Illinois, Alain Cousineau occupied several senior management positions within the university and business sectors, including serving as Dean of the University of Sherbrooke's Faculty of Administration, President and Chief Executive Officer of SECOR, and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee at the Société des alcools du Québec. A Director of numerous Canadian corporations, Mr. Cousineau also held the post of President of Tourisme Montréal for a number of years.

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Julie Bernier
Westmount
Senior Partner, eRing Solutions Inc.

Holding an MBA in Project Management from HEC Montréal, Julie Bernier has more than 20 years of professional consulting experience in the areas of project management, information technologies (IT), risk management, compliance and business process improvement. During the course of her career, Ms. Bernier has managed strategic mandates on behalf of major corporations involved primarily in the financial and telecommunications fields. Today, her practice is principally focused on the management of business projects encompassing process reengineering, governance and the implementation of management frameworks within the IT sector.

Paule Bouchard, FCA
Hampstead
Partner, RSM Richter (LLP)

Paule Bouchard is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Université du Québec à Montréal. Her professional affiliations include being a fellow (FCA) of the Québec Order of Chartered Accountants (QOCA) and the Canadian Institute for Chartered Accountants (CICA). Currently, she is a partner in the public accounting firm of RSM Richter Chamberland, where she is responsible for professional standards. Over the course of her 20-year career, Ms. Bouchard has carried out numerous mandates for businesses in the manufacturing, real estate and health sectors. She is also a member of both the International Accounting Education Standards Board and the QOCA's Professional Discipline Committee.

Marc G. Bruneau
Montréal
Vice-President and Partner, GBC Asset Management

A graduate of HEC Montréal with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marc G. Bruneau also studied Administration at Pepperdine University in California. He occupied positions at BMO Nesbitt Burns and the Business Development Bank of Canada before joining GBC in 2002, where he has been a partner since 2004. A recipient of the Hommage bénévolat-Québec award in recognition of his outstanding volunteerism, Mr. Bruneau serves (or has served) on the Boards of the Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation, the Kids for Kids organization, and the Cirque Éloize and McCord Museum Foundations. Since March 2007, he has been Chairman of the Board of the Montréal Millennium Summit.

Mel Hoppenheim
Montréal
Location Michel Trudel inc.
Mel's Cité du cinéma ltée

The owner of a vast film and television production installation and equipment operation, Mel Hoppenheim is a leading figure within his industry, both in Montréal and the rest of Canada. Mr. Hoppenheim founded Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, which enrols more than 500 students each year. He is also one of the co founders of the Institut national de l'image et du son (INIS). Mr. Hoppenheim is involved in the financing of numerous charitable and community organizations, and he sits on the Boards of the Montréal Children's Hospital and the Montréal Heart Institute Foundation.

Christiane Jodoin
Montréal
Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (LLP)

A Université de Montréal Law graduate and member of the Québec Bar since 1984, Christiane Jodoin is currently a partner at the law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, where she has been practising commercial law since 2002. Prior to that, she was a partner and attorney at McCarthy Tétrault. With extensive experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, she has handled numerous business purchase and sale transactions, as well as the restructuring of a number of public and private companies. Ms. Jodoin sits on the Board of Directors of the MIRA Foundation, was actively involved in the 2008 Centraide campaign, and has served as a Board member of the Douglas Hospital Foundation.

Serge LeBel
Québec
Attorney, BCF (LLP)

A Université Laval Law graduate since 1982, member of the Québec Bar since 1983, and Collège des administrateurs de sociétés certified administrator, Serge LeBel specializes in litigation and business law. A member of several Boards of private corporations, he also sits on the Board of the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation. Moreover, Me LeBel is actively involved in community affairs. For example, he is an earnest supporter of the Foundation of the Maison au Seuil de l'Harmonie, a centre for individuals struggling with dependencies, as well as the Foundation of Stars, which helps advance research into children's diseases.

Lynne Roiter
Montréal
Corporate Secretary and Vice-President of Legal Affairs
Loto-Québec

A graduate of Université Laval's Law Faculty and member of the Québec Bar since 1972, Lynne Roiter joined Loto-Québec in 1985 as Director of Legal Affairs. Prior to that, Ms. Roiter practised her profession at the Commission des droits de la personne and the Régie de l'assurance automobile du Québec. Now serving as Loto-Québec's Corporate Secretary and Vice-President of Legal Affairs, she is also Corporate Secretary of the World Lottery Association, an organization comprised of lottery corporations from some 76 different countries around the world.