Sylvie Vachon

Biography

Ms. Vachon is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Montreal Port Authority (MPA), an autonomous federal agency since 2009. From 1997 to 2009, she was Vice-President, Administration and Human Resources for the federal agency. She is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and of the Human Resources Committee of the Corporation. Ms. Vachon is a member of the Board of Directors of Hardware Richelieu Ltd and a member of their Human Resources committee. She is also Chair of the Board of Directors of Cargo Montreal, the logistic and transportation metropolitan cluster. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities and a governor member of the Conseil patronal de l’environnement du Québec whose mission is to mobilize Québec companies in order to promote their commitment towards environmental protection and the implementation of sustainable development. Ms. Vachon is also a member of the Board of Directors of SODES whose mission is to protect and promote the economic interests of the St. Lawrence maritime community from a sustainable development perspective. She also presides the Board of Directors of the Cercle des présidents (Québec). In 2014, she received the St. Lawrence Award, which is awarded to individuals whose actions have been noteworthy in the marine industry. In 2016, she was awarded the Medal of Honour of the National Assembly of Québec and became a member of the Conseil consultatif sur l’économie et l’innovation of the Québec Government. She holds the degree of Bachelor in Administration, majoring in Human Resources Management from the University of Sherbrooke (Québec).

Research Interest

Human Resources Management