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L. Jacques Ménard is Chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns, one of the country’s leading investment firms. He is also President of BMO Financial Group, Quebec. As such, he oversees the activities of BMO Bank of Montreal and its subsidiaries, and its more than 170 branches and 5,000 employees in Quebec.
The list of organizations that have drawn on Mr. Ménard’s abilities as a director is impressive. He is currently a director at Bowater Incorporated, at the Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB), at the Montreal Heart Institute, at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and with the Montreal Alouettes.
A past Chairman of the Board of Hydro-Quebec (1996-2001), the Montreal Exchange, Trans-Canada Options Corporation and the Investment Dealers Association; Mr. Ménard has also been a Vice-Chairman of Gaz Métro, a Director of Rona inc. and of several other industry organizations during his more than thirty-year career in the investment banking industry. He is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Quebec chapter) and a Board Associate of Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc.
Over the years, Mr. Ménard has also been active in various economic and civic organizations. Presently a Governor of the Conseil du patronat du Québec, he has also served as Chairman and President of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal (1989-1991) and a member of the Economic Council of Canada.
Mr. Ménard chaired the Task Force on the Sustainability of the Québec Health Care and Social Services System, established by the Quebec Government in December 2004 to identify the funding needs for health and social services in Quebec in the coming years and decades and to propose appropriate measures. The Committee presented its report, known as the Ménard Report, in July 2005.
Known for his community involvement, Mr. Ménard co-chaired the highly successful Growing up healthy fundraising campaign of the Sainte-Justine Children’s Hospital Foundation and is currently Honorary Chairman of EPOC MONTREAL, an organization that gives underprivileged youth access to the training they need in order to integrate into the community. He also holds a seat on the International Advisory Board of HEC Montréal and the Board of Directors of the Macdonald Stewart Foundation. Mr. Ménard was a Director of Centraide/United Way of Greater Montreal for several years and Co-chairman of its fundraising campaign in 1992. He was also President of the Ordre des jeux du Québec in 1994.
In 1993, in recognition of his deep social commitment, Concordia University’s Faculty of Commerce and Administration presented him with its Award of Distinction for his professional accomplishments and outstanding service to the community. In May 1995, the Canadian Friends of Hebrew University in Jerusalem bestowed its Scopus Award on Mr. Ménard in recognition of his leadership involvement in the community, the world of education and of business. In February 2000, he received the McGill University Faculty of Management Achievement Award in acknowledgement of these same qualities. In June 2001, Université de Sherbrooke’s Faculty of Administration awarded him an honorary doctorate. In April 2005, the Federation of Québec Chambers of Commerce, underscored Mr. Ménard social commitments by presenting him with its Award of Merit in philanthropy. In June 2006, Concordia University’s John-Molson School of Business awarded Mr Ménard an honorary doctorate in recognition of his involvement in the community and his exceptional contribution to the business world.
Mr. Ménard is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (M.B.A. 1970), Loyola College of Montréal (B. Comm. Hon. Econ. 1967) and of College Ste-Marie (B.A. 1966).
Mr. Ménard became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1995. He was elevated to the rank of an Officer in 2000. Since 2005, he has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Order of Canada.
He is married to Marie-José Ratelle and they have two children; Louis-Simon and Anne-Valérie. | 