CHARLES-ANTOINE ST-JEAN, FCA

Charles-Antoine St-Jean, FCA, is a Partner at Ernst & Young. Before returning to the private sector, he served for more than three years as Comptroller General of Canada (appointed in June 2004). Mr. St-Jean joined Ernst & Young in 1976 and practiced public accountancy in both Canada and Europe. In 1983, he transferred to the consulting arm of Ernst & Young and later became a partner in both the accounting and consulting practices. In 2000, he joined Cap Gemini Ernst & Young as a Vice-President after the worldwide merger of Ernst & Young Consulting and Cap Gemini. During his career with Ernst & Young and Cap Gemini, he worked with clients in both the public and private sectors. In public sector, he served clients at the international, federal, provincial, and municipal levels. In private sector his main interests were in the telecommunications, financial and services sectors. Over the years he has served on various not-for-profit organization boards and is currently member of the CCAF and the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board of Canada. Mr. St-Jean obtained a B. Com (Spec. Accounting) from the University of Ottawa. He is a member of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants and L'Ordre des Comptables Agréés du Québec.