YVES GAUTHIER, FCA

Yves Gauthier is Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Desjardins Securities in Montreal, where he manages the functions of finance, administration and control. He began his career with the audit firm Thorne Riddell, then served as a principal in the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. He was a partner at KPMG from 1984 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2001, and during the latter period was manager of the Risk Management and Internal Audit practice in the Province of Quebec. As a partner with KPMG Consulting from 1992 to 1997, he managed the Finance and Administration Consulting practice and delivered Consulting and International Audit services primarily in Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City, and also in other countries (such as China, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan). From 2001 to 2003, he was Senior Vice-President of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. He joined Desjardins Securities in 2003 as Vice-President, Integrated Risk Management. Mr. Gauthier is accredited by the IDA as a Chief Financial Officer. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. He has served on the Board of the North-South Institute and the Biosphere, and was an advisor to the Board of Katimavik. He is a member of CCAF's International Committee and a very active participant in and supporter of CCAF's International Fellowship Program.