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Sylvie Lalande is Chair of the Board  of the Corporation, Chair of the Board of Directors of TVA Group Inc. and a corporate director.

She held several senior positions in the media, marketing, communication marketing and company communications sectors. Until October 2001, she was the Chief Communications Officer of Bell Canada. From 1994 to 1997, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of UBI Consortium, a consortium formed to develop and manage interactive and transactional communication services. From 1987 to 1994, she occupied several senior positions at TVA Group Inc. and at Le Groupe Vidéotron ltée. Ms. Lalande began her career in the radio industry, after which she founded her own consultation firm. She is also a qualified corporate director (ASC), a university certificate in corporate governance obtained from the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés ofl’Université Laval (“CAS”). Ms. Lalande was director, Lead Director and Chair of the Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee of Ovivo Inc. until its privatisation in September 2016.

Ms. Lalande is also Chair of the Board of 91è���� Media Inc. and Videotron Ltd., Chair of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee of Québecor inc., 91è���� Media inc. and TVA Group Inc.

From November 2013 to September 2017, Ms. Lalande was Chair of the Board of the CAS. From April 2017 to December 2019, she was Chair of the Board of Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins.

André P. Brosseau is Vice Chair of the Board of the Corporation. He is also Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Du Musée Investments Inc. (formerly Avenue Capital Markets BNB Inc.), a Family Office with private investments in Canada, the United States and Brazil that he founded in 2010.

Mr. Brosseau is also Vice Chair and owner of Qintess (formerly Grupo Cimcorp Brazil), an IT company specializing in digital transformation and telecommunication infrastructure management with more than 3 000 employees. He was, until the sale of the company in the summer of 2021, a  director, Chair of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Compensation Committee for DMD Digital Health Connections Group Inc., a company of which he was one of the five founders, and that provides digital solutions for pharmaceutical companies.

Mr. Brosseau was President for Blackmont Capital Markets in Toronto until June 2009 and then served as Chair of Québec Capital Markets until May 2010. From 1994 to 2007, he held various executive positions with CIBC, mostly based in Toronto. Most recently he was Co-Head of Canadian Cash Equities and of Global Cash Equities at CIBC World Markets Inc., as well as a member of the Executive Committee.

Mr. Brosseau is a member of the Board of Alithya Group inc. since September 2022. Mr. Brosseau is also Vice Chair of the Board of 91è���� Media Inc. (“QMI”) and a director of Videotron Ltd. (“Videotron”). He is also a member of 91è���� inc. ("QI"), QMI and Videotron’s Audit and Risk Management Committee, Chair of QMI’s Executive Committee and a member of QMI and QI’s Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Brosseau holds a Bachelor’s Degree (B.Sc.) in Politics and a Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) in Political Science from the Université de Montréal.

Chantal Bélanger is a corporate director.

At the Laurentian Bank, where she held various positions from 1986 to 2006, she was Senior Vice President of Personal Banking Services for Québec, where she previously held the positions of Ombudsman and Director of Internal Audits and Information Systems.

From 2012 to 2019, she has been director, Vice President of the Board, Chair of the Internal Audit Committee and the Portfolio Valuation Committee and served on the Governance and Human Resources Committee at Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins. She was a director and member of various board committees at Ovivo Inc. from 2011 to 2016, the year it was privatized. She was a director and Chair of the Audit Committee at the Régie des Rentes du Québec from 2009 to 2015 and a director at the Institut des administrateurs de sociétés from 2009 to 2013. She was a director, Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of several committees for the Société des Alcools du Québec from 2002 to 2010. 

Ms. Bélanger has been a director at the Société de services financiers Fonds FMOQ Inc. since 2014 and chairs its Audit Committee. She also serves as a director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Corporate Governance Committee at Lassonde Industries Inc. Furthermore, Ms. Bélanger is a director of 91è���� Media Inc. and Videotron Ltd. and Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of 91è���� Inc., 91è���� Media inc. and Videotron Ltd.

Ms. Bélanger is a Fellow of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (FCPA) She is also a qualified corporate director (ASC) a unisversity certificate in corporate governance obtained from the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés ofl’Université Laval (CAS). Ms. Bélanger has been the Chair of the Board of the CAS from 2017 to 2022 and has served on its board since 2016.

Michèle Colpron is a corporate director.

Ms. Colpron has over 30 years experience in leadership roles in the financial services industry. She held senior positions from 2000 to 2012 at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec where she was Senior Vice President, Financial Management. She also was Vice President, Investment Administration and Vice President, Finance and Administration Private Equity. From 1993 to 1999, Ms. Colpron held senior positions as Chief Financial Officer at Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) S.A. and Finance and Human Resources Manager of Standard Chartered Bank (Switzerland) S.A. Her foray into the international business began in 1989 with Ernst & Young in London followed by Hong Kong in 1991 until 1993 as audit manager. 

Ms. Colpron is Fellow of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (FCPA). She is also a qualified corporate director (ASC).

Ms. Colpron is member of the Board of Directors of the Canada Infrastructure Bank since 2017 and chairs its Finance and Audit Committee. She served on the Board of Directors of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) from 2017 to 2022, she was Vice Chair from 2020 to 2021 and was Chair and member of various committees during that period. Ms. Colpron also served on the Board of Directors of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ from 2012 to 2022. She was also a Vice Chair, corporate director and member of various committees of the Professional Insurance Liability Fund of Barreau of Quebec between 2012 and 2020.

Ms. Colpron is also a director of 91è���� Media Inc. and Videotron Ltd. and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of 91è���� Inc., 91è���� Media Inc. and Videotron Ltd.

Lise Croteau is a Corporate Director.

Ms. Croteau began her career as an auditor in audit firms and joined Hydro-Québec in 1986, successively holding control, risk and financial management positions with increasing responsibility. She was, from 2015, to 2018, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hydro-Québec.  She also served as Acting President and Chief Executive Officer from May to July 2015.

A chartered professional accountant since 1984, Ms. Croteau was named a Fellow of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (FCPA) in 2008. She is also a qualified corporate director (ASC).

In 2016, she ranked among Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners, a distinction bestowed by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). In 2017, the Québec Chapter of Financial Executives International Canada (FEI Canada) presented her with the Ace of Finance award in the Financial Executive of a Large Corporation category.

Ms. Croteau is governor of the Université de Sherbrooke’s Fondation de recherche en administration (FRAUS), foundation for which she also served as a director until May 2019. Ms. Croteau was a director of the Montréal Heart Institute Foundation and a member of its Audit Committee until April 2019. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.

Ms. Croteau also serves on the Boards of Directors of Boralex Inc. and TotalEnergies SE. She is also a director of 91è���� Media Inc. and a member of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee of 91è���� Inc. and 91è���� Media Inc.

Érik Péladeau is President of Cie de Publication Alpha inc., a holding corporation.

He was, until June 30, 2018, President of Groupe Lelys Inc., a corporation he acquired in 1984 which specializes in flexographic label printing.

Mr. Péladeau has been associated with different companies throughout the 91è���� group where he worked for more than 28 years. He spearheaded the diversification of 91è����’s digital content offerings with the creation of 91è���� Multimedia. Érik Péladeau was a director of 91è���� Inc. from January 1988 to May 2010, and Vice Chairman of the Board for much of that period. He has also been a director of 91è���� Media inc. from January 2001 to September 2009, notably as Vice Chairman and Chair of the Board.

He is a director and a member of the Executive Committee of 91è���� Media inc. Mr. Péladeau also served on the Board of Directors of The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. from 1993 to 2008.

Érik Péladeau is active in many charitable organizations.

Since he began working for 91��� and its subsidiaries in 2010, he has developed deep expertise in telecommunications, data management and digital advertising monetization. As Vice-President, Operational Convergence since 2021, he is responsible for overseeing priority multi-sector strategies.

He has held positions in various areas of the business, including Regulatory Affairs at 91��� head office, Marketing at Videotron, and at 91��� Expertise Media. As General Manager, Data and Advertising Performance, he led a multi-disciplinary team of strategists and technologists working to achieve the Corporation's digital value objectives.

Jean B. Péladeau sits on the boards of directors of Léger Marketing Inc. the Fondation du CHUM, Etiya, Otogo, the Fondation Jean-Neveu and the Pavillon Pierre-Péladeau. He is also a director and a member of the Executive Committee of 91è���� Media inc.

He holds a B.A. in Communication and Media Studies from Carleton University.

The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney joined 91è����'s Board of Directors in the late 1990s and served as its Chair from 2014 until his death in 2024. With his unique experience and wisdom, he played an important role in 91è����’s growth and its present-day success. He was also a senior partner with the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP.

He practiced law before assuming the presidency of Iron Ore Company of Canada. He subsequently entered politics as Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party which he led to victory in September 1984. He was Prime Minister of Canada until 1993. He then returned to the practice of law and joined the well-established international law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada (previously Ogilvy Renault) based in Montréal. He was, until May 2019, director, Chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Corporate Governance Committee of Wyndham Worlwide Corporation and, until August 2023, director of Acreage Holdings, Inc.. The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney was Chair of the Board of the International Advisory Council of Barrick Gold Corporation. He was also director of The Blackstone Group L.P. as well as Chair of the Board of 91è���� Media Inc. and Videotron Ltd.

He was also Companion of the Order of Canada as well as Grand Officier de l’Ordre national du Québec.

Pierre Laurin joined 91���'s Board of Directors in 1991 and served as Vice-Chair and Lead Director of the Board from 2014 to 2017.

After a career at the HEC Montréal business school, of which he was the Director for several years, Pierre Laurin served as Vice-President, Planning and Administration at the Aluminium Company of Canada, founding President of SOCCRENT, a venture capital company, and President for Quebec of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Laurin was Chair of the Board of Atrium Innovations Inc. from its founding in 2000 until it was taken private in 2014. 

Pierre Laurin was the driving force behind the creation of the Pierre Péladeau Bursaries in 1999 and continues to chair the jury to this day.

He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite de la République Française.