Management team

Mr. Pierre Fortin joined the Énergir team in September 2015 as Vice President, Risk Management and Internal Audit and was appointed Senior Vice President on January 1, 2017. He is responsible for maintaining sound risk management practices. In this capacity, he develops various tools to support decision making and to quantify integrated risks associated with the company's strategic challenges and business plan. He also helps conduct cost/benefit analyses for major investment projects.
He has over 20 years' experience in the energy sector, including more than 15 years in risk management. He held various positions at Hydro-Québec, including that of Senior Director, Risk Analysis and Management from 2007 to 2015. His key achievements include implementing information systems and setting up specialized teams to manage the risks associated with Hydro-Québec Production's energy trading floor, and those related to the regulated divisions. Mr. Fortin also worked at SOQUIP and at Québec's Ministère des Finances.
Mr. Fortin holds a bachelor's degree in economics and an MBA in finance, both from Université Laval. He is a member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec.

Mr. Éric Lachance joined Énergir in January 2017 as Vice President, Finance and was appointed Senior Vice President, Regulatory, IT, Logistics and Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2018. From February 2000 to December 2016, he held various positions at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the last  3 years as Regional Director – Europe within its subsidiary CDPQ Paris where he led the team responsible for ensuring the supervision and valuation of the Caisse’s European infrastructure investment portfolio. He represented Caisse as a board member for many portfolio companies such as Fluxys Belgium, Interconnector UK, Keolis and Heathrow Airport.
Mr. Lachance holds a degree in business, finance and economics from McGill University and has been a chartered financial analyst since 2000.

Claudine Beaudet joined Énergir in June 2017 as Director, Compensation, labor relations and talent acquisition. She was then appointed Assistant Vice President, Employees and Culture in January 2018 and Vice-President for the same sector on January 1, 2019.
She previously held the post of Vice-President of Talent Management at the Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec, where she helped transform the institution between 2010 and 2017.
Her field is human resources, specifically supervision of business partner teams, compensation, labour relations, talent acquisition, training, organizational development and occupational health and safety. Diversity and inclusion are also part of her work with the company.
Ms. Beaudet has more than 30 years of experience in human resources management during organizational transformations. She has developed the skills to support businesses such as Agropur, Gaz Métropolitain and the Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec during large-scale changes. In doing so, she supported numerous managers in the development and implementation of management practices aimed at supporting organizational and cultural transformation and employee mobilization. She was also responsible for the human resources component during the creation of eight international business offices at the CDPQ.
Ms. Beaudet holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations from the Université de Montréal and is a member of the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés (OCRHA).

Mr. Carle is Vice President Executive Leadership Development since January 1, 2019. He was previously the Senior Vice President, Talents and Governance since January 2017. In January 2012, he was promoted Vice President Employees and Culture and was given responsibility for Environmental Oversight in November 2012. He joined Gaz Métro in 2007 as Director, Performance Support and Employee Relations.
After studying psychology and social communications at the University of Ottawa, he accrued more than 25 years of experience in various executive positions in human resources and labour relations at large companies operating in Canada—specifically Culinar, Noranda, Nabisco, Nav Canada and Sun Media. Mr. Carle has worked in every province, under both federal and provincial jurisdiction. With more than 200 negotiations to his credit, he has extensive expertise in labour relations and in human resources management in areas such as compensation, succession planning, training, recruitment and performance management.

Mr. Frédéric Krikorian is Vice President, Sustainability, Public & Government Affairs at Énergir. He has 20 years of experience in public affairs as well as an expertise in corporate social responsibility with an emphasis in the natural resources and energy sectors. He worked in government sectors and with associations before joining Énergir in 2005 where, amongst other roles, he has been responsible for the development of renewable energy projects. He has a master’s degree in Corporate Social Responsibility from Nottingham University Business School in the United Kingdom. He has participated in conferences and written articles on implementing social responsibility practices and strategies for companies in the energy sector. Mr. Krikorian sits on the board of directors of Ruelle de l’avenir, Quebec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ) and SWITCH, l’Alliance pour une économie verte au Québec.

Mr. Renault Lortie has been Vice President, Customers since June 1st, 2018. He joined Énergir in  2014 as Director, Sales Major Industries and was then promoted to Senior Director, Sales and Market Development. In 2017, he was appointed Vice President, Sales and Market Development, a position that he held until his latest promotion. Previously employed by KPMG and SECOR Consulting as Partner in strategic planning, Mr. Lortie is an expert in the energy and natural resources sectors.
Mr. Lortie holds an MBA from HEC Montréal and is a member of the Barreau du Québec (2000).
In 2014, he won the ARISTA Provincial Contest in the Québec Young Executive category. He is currently a member of the boards of directors of Gaz Métro Plus and Climatisation et Chauffage Urbains de Montréal (CCUM) and also serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Natural Gas Technologies Centre (NGTC).