(Quebec) After the appointment of Geneviève Biron at the head of Santé Québec, Christian Dubé appoints another “top gun in the private sector”, businesswoman Christiane Germain, to the presidency of the board of directors. Régine Laurent, Diane Lamarre, Stanley Vollant and Lise Verreault also find a place around the table.
The Legault government continues the establishment of Santé Québec, the new agency which will be responsible for managing the operations of the health and social services network, by announcing the composition of the first board of directors. The council of ministers gave the green light to the appointments on Wednesday.
It is Christiane Germain, co-founder and co-president of the Germain Group which is behind the Le Germain hotel chain, who takes the presidency. “Groupe Germain inc. is a family business whose quality of customer service and staff development are at the heart of its mission, putting forward a human and innovative approach,” it is argued in a press release sent at the end of the day on Wednesday. .
The minister personally asked Ms. Germain to fill the position, we were told. She then followed the recruitment process of the Secretariat for Senior Employment.
“Mme Germain wishes to contribute his experience and expertise so that Quebecers are proud of their health and social services network and their experience when they receive care and services. M’s visionme Germain is complementary to that of Mme Biron, whose priority is to improve access to services for the Quebec population,” we write.
The former president of the Special Commission on the Rights of Children and Youth Protection, Régine Laurent, is also named. We are also counting on the presence of Innu surgeon Stanley Vollant who is currently medical advisor for the Health and Social Services Commission of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador.
PHOTO OLIVIER PONTBRIAND, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Innu surgeon Stanley Vollant
Quebec is also recruiting Lise Verreault, a shadow actress who has held several important positions in the health network, including that of deputy minister. She was often called in for reinforcement in times of crisis, notably during the death of Joyce Echaquan.
The former president of the Order of Pharmacists of Quebec and former PQ MP, Diane Lamarre, also sits on the board of directors, as does the doctor specializing in geriatrics, Dr.r David Lussier, who was notably part of the committee to better prevent the deconditioning of seniors, created by Marguerite Blais during the pandemic in 2020.
More than 600 candidates submitted their CVs to be on the board of directors of Santé Québec.
Santé Québec is one of the level 1 state corporations and the annual remuneration of the members of the board of directors is $21,200, indicates the Secrétariat aux emploi supérieur.
Member of the Santé Québec board of directors
- President: Christiane Germain
- Gaston Bedard : Holder of a Master of Science in economics and management of organizational systems, Mr. Bédard is currently a teacher and expert speaker in governance at the College of Corporate Directors at Laval University.
- Hélène Chartier : Engineer by training, Mme Chartier currently works as a corporate administrator.
- Anna Chif : Holder of a bachelor’s degree in commerce, Mme Chif is co-founder of Dialogue Technologies de la Santé inc. where she also worked as chief operating officer (COO) and chief product officer (CPO).
- Daniel Gilbert : Mr. Gilbert has a master’s degree in engineering and currently works as a company administrator.
- Jean-Luc Gravel : Chartered financial analyst, Mr. Gravel is now a company director.
- Diane Lamarre :Mme Lamarre has a master’s degree in pharmaceutical practice and is also a science communicator in the media.
- Régine Laurent : Trained nurse, Mme Laurent is currently a media analyst. She was also commissioner and president of the Special Commission on the Rights of Children and Youth Protection as well as president of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) from 2009 to 2017.
- Michel Lessard : Member of the Order of Engineers of Quebec and holder of a certificate in public leadership and governance, Mr. Lessard is today founding president of SCIM inc.
- David Lussier : Specialist doctor in geriatrics, Dr Lussier has been a geriatrician at the University Institute of Geriatrics of Montreal of the Integrated University Health and Social Services Center of South-Central Montreal for around fifteen years.
- Seeta Ramdass :Mme Ramdass holds a bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology and currently serves as deputy director of the Office of Social Responsibility and Community Engagement in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University.
- Lise Verreault : Holder of a master’s degree in management and organizational development and a certificate in health services management, Mme Verreault is now a corporate director. She was also deputy minister at the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
- Stanley Vollant : Member of the College of Physicians, Dr Vollant is currently a medical advisor for the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission.