Catherine Dagenais, president and CEO at the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) will retire next June at the end of her term. A search has begun to find his successor.
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Reasons for the departure of Mme Dagenais has not been detailed, but according to an internal memo sent to employees, everything points to her leaving for retirement Press Was able to visit.
“It is time to move on to a phase in my life with my loved ones,” the SAQ president wrote, adding that she had made her own free decision not to seek another mandate.
Mme Dagenais was not available for interviews Friday.
The first woman to head a state-owned company, she emulated her last two predecessors – Alain Brunet and Philippe Duval – who stepped down after their terms at the head of a state-owned company.
Mme Dagenais spent almost a quarter of a century (23 years) at the SAQ. Appointed as Sector Director in 2000. Mme Dagenais gradually rose through the ranks.
M’s last working dayme Dagenais is scheduled for June 25. The head of the state monopoly announced her departure on Thursday evening in a virtual meeting with the sales team.
Led by M.me According to Dagenais, the SAQ has accelerated its shift toward e-commerce, particularly with the expansion of initiatives such as the “click, buy and collect” service.
Last year, the Crown corporation paid a $1.35 billion dividend to the state of Quebec.
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