Marc Provost, CFA, ICD.D

Experience

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  Lévesque Beaubien Geoffrion Inc.

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1990

  Vice President, Director Portfolio Management Department, Administrator

  - Supervised the Portfolio Management Department composed of 19 people, including 7 portfolio managers- Responsible for the translation department (3 people)

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  ING Investment Management

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1997

  Vice President Investment (Canada)

  - Managed $1.5 B portfolio (insurance company and pension fund)- Common shares, preferred shares and dividend funds- Supervised a Canadian equity investment team (8 people)

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  Montrusco Bolton

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Vice President, Canadian Equity

  - Head of the Canadian Equity Group; managed $2.5 B in assets for pension and mutual funds- Canadian equity and dividends funds- Member of the asset mix committee

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  Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2004

  Vice President, Canadian Equity Market

  - Head of the Canadian Equity Group (12 people), $7B assets- Portfolio Manager for 8 portfolios including all external clients at CDP Capital: pension fund, mutual fund and two portfolios Neutral (Long/Short)- Member of the Asset Mix Committee

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  Intact

  Mar 2004 - Dec 2014

  Senior Vice President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer

  - Responsible for building the investment operations (50 people) including accounting, compliance and risk management- $15 B in assets for insurance, pension and mutual fund and special portfolios for institutional investors

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  Desjardins Global Asset Management

  Sept 2015 - Nov 2021

  Vice-President, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Public Markets, Corporate Strategy

  Built an investment process and team to manage Canadian Equity at Desjardins. Supervision of various teams and asset classes ($80B in assets) with a focus on equities, systematic strategies, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and asset allocation. Leader of corporate strategy and acquisitions (acquisition of Hexavest in 2021).