Former Videotron CEO, Manon Brouillette, named chair of Hydro Quebec
Posted May 11, 2023 9:56 am.
QUEBEC CITY – Quebec Premier François Legault announced the arrival of the new chairwoman of the board of directors of Hydro-Québec on Twitter Wednesday.
“I am proud to announce the appointment of Manon Brouillette as the new Chair of the Board of Hydro-Québec. She is a woman with an exceptional background who will be able to meet Quebec’s energy challenges,” said the tweet from François Legault.
The Council of Ministers announced the appointment of Manon Brouillette in a press release Wednesday evening.
She is the former CEO of Videotron, who also recently served as vice-president and CEO of Verizon, a U.S. telecommunications company specializing in cell phones.
“Brouillette also has extensive experience as a corporate director, having served on the boards of several Quebec and international companies, including National Bank, Cirque du Soleil, BFA Industries, Sonder, Lightspeed, Altice France and Altice USA. Her social commitment has also led her to sit on the boards of the École de technologie supérieure, the Quartier de l’innovation de Montréal and the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine,” reads a Hydro-Québec press release.
“We are all pleased that a woman of this stature is taking over from Jacynthe Côté, whom I would like to thank once again for her great contribution over the past four years,” said Pierre Despars, the interim CEO of the Crown corporation for the past month, since the departure of Sophie Brochu.
The name of the person who will succeed Brochu has not yet been announced.
As for Manon Brouillette, she will take office on June 2 for a five-year term.
“Together with the other members of the Board of Directors and the Government of Quebec, she will continue the work in progress leading to the appointment of the new CEO,” the Hydro-Québec press release stated.
“I am extremely proud to join the women and men who make up this great organization,” Manon Brouillette said in a tweet.
“What an immense privilege! Hydro-Québec is a unique organization. In addition to delivering an essential service, this organization is a marker of our collective identity,” she said.
Quel immense privilège! Hydro-Québec est une organisation unique. En plus de livrer un service essentiel, cette organisation est un marqueur de notre identité collective. Je suis extrêmement fière de me joindre aux femmes et aux hommes qui forment cette grande organisation. https://t.co/MN3ZJe18oE
— Manon Brouillette (@brouilletm) May 10, 2023
– This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on May 11, 2023.
