{"id":2091,"date":"2023-10-26T14:41:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfamontreal.org\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:07:21","slug":"cfa-montreal-announces-the-appointment-of-sandy-poire-cfa-as-president-and-welcomes-three-new-board-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfamontreal.org\/en\/cfa-montreal-annonce-la-nomination-de-sandy-poire-cfa-a-titre-de-presidente-et-accueille-trois-nouveaux-membres-du-conseil\/","title":{"rendered":"CFA Montr\u00e9al announces the appointment of Sandy Poir\u00e9, CFA, as president and welcomes three new board members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Montreal, October 26, 2023.<\/strong>\u00a0-\u00a0CFA Montreal<\/a>\u00a0is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandy Poir\u00e9, CFA, as Chair of its Board of Directors, and the arrival of three new directors. Sandy Poir\u00e9 succeeds outgoing Chairman Odr\u00e9e Ducharme, CFA, who has held this position for the past two years.<\/p>\n\n

With a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University's John Molson School of Business and an MBA from Queen's University, Sandy is a portfolio manager with the absolute return team in the investment division at\u00a0CN<\/a>\u00a0since 2011. She was initially responsible for the industrial sector for the European, Asia-Pacific and emerging markets equity portfolios.<\/p>\n\n

\"For several years now, Sandy's visionary approach and numerous achievements with the next generation of women in finance have earned her a rapid ascent to the executive committee. As Vice-Chairman of the Board and head of the Governance Committee, she has demonstrated leadership by piloting major strategic projects that have significantly improved our practices. This makes her a wise choice to guide our Association in its evolution,\" noted Jo-Ann Hajdamacha, General Manager of CFA Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n\n

\"I am honoured by this appointment and very enthusiastic about the opportunity to continue my efforts on the Board of Directors to further our mission. We are evolving in an industry that is undergoing constant transformation, and this requires a great deal of agility and openness to face new challenges such as the arrival of artificial intelligence and the new ways of working of Generation Z, among others. The future of the profession depends on strategic positioning within the finance community, promoting the next generation of professionals and developing the skills of our members. My priority will be to develop a new strategic plan that will support the future of the Association,\" declared Sandy Poir\u00e9, CFA, President of CFA Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n\n

CFA Montr\u00e9al management would like to acknowledge the remarkable contribution of Odr\u00e9e Ducharme, who has been with the Association for over seven years. Among other things, she has initiated landmark projects in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Under her innovative presidency, the Association carried out a major organizational transformation and won the CFA Institute's Emeritus Association of the Year award for 2023 (over 1,000 members). Odr\u00e9e's involvement with CFA Montr\u00e9al will continue over the next two years as outgoing president.<\/p>\n\n

Three appointments to CFA Montr\u00e9al Board of Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

At its Annual General Meeting on October 25, 2023, CFA Montr\u00e9al also unveiled the composition of its Board of Directors for 2023-2024. The newly elected directors are :<\/p>\n\n