Mr. La Flèche has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 2008. He joined the Company in 1991 as Head of Real Estate, and then held various management positions, including Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2008. Mr. La Flèche holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Law from the University of Ottawa and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is a director and member of the Human Resources Committee of the Bank of Montreal. Mr. La Flèche was recognized as Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year for 2020 by the Financial Post and is involved with several not-for-profit organizations, including Centraide of Greater Montréal and the Montréal Neurological Institute.