Mtre Daniel Desjardins

Biography

Mtre Daniel Desjardins is the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Bombardier Inc. and is a member of the Management Committee of the Corporation. He joined Bombardier Inc. in April 1998. As General Counsel, Mtre Desjardins manages a legal team of 175 lawyers located in 17 countries. Bombardier is the world’s leading manufacturer of both planes and trains. As Corporate Secretary of Bombardier Inc., Mtre Desjardins is responsible for corporate governance matters. Mtre Desjardins also has the responsibility of all of the insurance and risk management programs at Bombardier and he is the Chairman of DBB Insurance, the wholly owned captive of Bombardier Inc. managing all insurance matters for the Corporation. He also has the corporate responsibility for health, safety and environment matters. From 2007 to 2014, Mtre Desjardins served as Chairman of Bombardier’s Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. Mtre Desjardins received the “Lifetime Achievement” honor at the 2013 Canadian General Counsel Awards in June 2013. In August 2011, he was recognized by Canadian Lawyer as part of the “Top 25 Most Influential” in the justice system and legal profession in Canada. In April 2010, in Montréal, he was presented with the “2010 Robert V.A. Jones Award” by the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association. In June 2007, in New York, Mtre Desjardins was presented with the “General Counsel of the Year Award” by the International Law Office, Global Counsel Awards and the Association of Corporate Counsel. He is the author of articles and has spoken at many conferences on various topics including in-house practice. Since 2014, he is the Chairman of the Legal Leaders for Diversity Trust Fund, a charitable organization established to enhance equal access to a legal education and to advance diversity in law faculties by offering annual scholarships to support disabled youth who are studying law in Canada. Mtre Desjardins obtained his Law Degree (LL.L) from the University of Montréal and his Master’s Degree (LL.M) from McGill University.

Research Interest

Business Management