Manon Brouillette will take office on June 2 for a five-year term. She will replace Jacynthe Côté, who announced her resignation as Chair of the Board of Directors last December.

Along with the other members of the Board of Directors and the Quebec government, Ms. Brouillette will continue the ongoing work leading to the appointment of the new board member CEOwe read in a press release published by Hydro-Québec on Wednesday.

Note that Pierre Despars is currently trading as CEO after the departure of Sophie Brochu on 11.

Manon Brouillette has spent more than 20 years at the helm of companies in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors, including Videotron from 2014 to 2018 and most recently at Verizon.

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The Trois-Rivières leader has also served on the boards of several Quebec and international companies, including the National Bank, Cirque du Soleil and the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center.

Throughout her career, she has been committed to developing women’s leadership and mental health in the workplace, the statement said.

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Ms. Brouillette enjoyed a quick but brief career advancement at American telecommunications giant Verizon.

Just four months after joining the senior management team in 2021, the businesswoman has risen through the ranks to take on the role of CEO of the Consumer Division and in addition to Vice President of the Communications Division.

During her time at the company, she was responsible, among other things, for the growth of the company as it developed and deployed its 5G technology.

The experience was short-lived, however, with Ms. Brouillette resigning a year and a half after joining the Verizon team.