A long-term investor
Wendel is a hands-on investor and shareholder that assists sector-leading companies in their long-term development. Wendel's business model combines the entrepreneurial passion born of a long family tradition with a culture of performance and accountability.
Guylaine Saucier
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Wendel Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee
Graduate, with a baccalauréat ès arts, from the Collège Marguerite-Bourgeois and a licence degree in business from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal. Fellow of the Order of Certifi ed Public Accountants of Quebec. Chairman and CEO of Gérard Saucier Ltée, a major group
specialing in forestry products, from 1975 to 1989. She is also an institute-certifi ed Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors. As a company Director, she sits on the Board of Directors of several major companies, including Bank of Montreal, Axa Assurances Inc., Danone and Areva. She was Chairman of the Joint Committee of Corporate Governance (ICCA, CDNX, TSX) (2000-2001), Chairman of the Board of Directors of CBC/Radio-Canada (1995 to 2000), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (1999 to 2000), Member of the Board of
Directors of the Bank of Canada (1987 to 1991), member of the Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance (1986) and Member of the Ministerial Task Force on Social Security Reform
(1994). First woman appointed President of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce. She has played a very active role in the community as a Board member of various institutions, including the University
of Montreal, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal. She was recognized as a member of the Order of Canada in 1989 for her exceptional civic-mindedness and signifi cant contribution to the business world. On May 18, 2004, she was named a “Fellow” of the Institute of
Corporate Directors, and on February 4, 2005, received the 25th Mc Gill University Management Achievement Award.
Born on June 10, 1946
Directorships and positions held at December 31, 2009:
Other directorships and positions:
Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Montreal (since 1992)
Member of the Board of Directors of Danone (since 2009)
Member of the Board of Directors of Axa Assurances Inc. (since 1987)
Member of the Supervisory Board of Areva (since 2006)
