Marie-José Nadeau

Marie-José Nadeau is an expert on the energy sector. She is an honorary Chair of the World Energy Council, which she chaired from 2013-2016, after being a Director there for 15 years. Moreover, Marie-José Nadeau has more than 20 years’ experience as a top executive and has served as a member of audit committees for 10 years.

A trained attorney who holds a master’s degree in public law from the University of Ottawa, she assumed strategic functions in the Canadian and Quebec governments before serving as Corporate Secretary and Executive Vice President at Hydro-Québec (Canada). She is also the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Alto (formerly Via HFR – Via TGF), a Canadian company responsible for the development and network of a high-speed rail service over a 1,000-km distance between the cities of Québec and Toronto.

In 2009, she was awarded the title of Advocatus Emeritus by the Quebec Bar for her contribution to the legal profession.

In 2016, she was received as a member of the Order of Canada in recognition for her commitment to education and the environment.

Director of companies

Offices and positions in companies outside the Group

• Director – Vice-President of Via HFR – Via TGF (Canada)

• Director of Metro Inc.(1) (Canada) – Chair of Governance and Appointments Committee and member of the Compensation Committee (until 2020)
• Director of the Electric Power Research Institute (United States) (until 2023)
• Director of Trans Mountain Corporation (Canada) (until 2024)

(1) Listed company.

• Administration and management of large companies
• ESG: Environmental/Climate and Governance
• Energy sector
• Industrial sector
• International experience