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Yousry Bissada has been President and CEO of HomeEquity Bank since January 2026. He was President and CEO of Home Trust and Home Bank from 2017 to 2025, as well as of Home Capital Group Inc. from 2017 to 2023, where he successfully led the financial institution through a period of crisis, transformation and growth. From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Bissada was President and CEO of Kanetix Ltd., a digital leader providing financial product comparisons and solutions. From 2000 to 2011, he was President and CEO of Filogix Inc.

Mr. Bissada serves as a member of the Board of Directors of FirstService Corporation. He is also Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. From 2025 to 2026, he was Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors at Fairstone Bank of Canada.

Mr. Bissada is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified General Accountant (CPA/CGA), he holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is an Accredited Mortgage Professional of Canada. He completed the Executive Management Program at Queen’s University.

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William F. Chinery is a corporate director. Until early 2013, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Asset Management Canada. During his 13 years with BlackRock and its predecessor, Barclays Global Investors, Mr. Chinery was a Managing Director in both the Toronto and San Francisco offices with various responsibilities including heading Latin America and the Americas Institutional Business. Prior to BlackRock, he spent six years as Senior Vice-President Quantitative Products at YMG Capital Management Inc. where he was responsible for managing Tactical Asset Allocation products for pension plans and mutual funds. He started his career at Mercer where he had account responsibility for some of the largest pension plans in Canada. He also started the Mercer Investment Consulting practice.

Mr. Chinery was formerly on the Board of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and was the past Chair of their Investment Committee. He is also a Trustee and Chair of the Board of the Toronto Fire Department Superannuation and Benefit Fund. Lastly, he is a member of the Investment Committee of GreenSky Capital Inc.

Mr. Chinery is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. He holds a BMath with honours from the University of Waterloo and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

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Martin Gagnon is a corporate director. Since 2025, he has also served as associate professor in the Finance Department of UQAM’s School of Management Sciences. He has over 25 years of experience in banking, asset management and brokerage firms. From 2016 to 2023, Mr. Gagnon was Executive Vice-President, Wealth Management and Co-President and Co-CEO of National Bank Financial (NBF), where he was responsible for all wealth management activities. He was an active member of the Office of the President, participating in its transformation and chairing many of its subsidiaries. Between 2003 and 2016, he held positions of increasing responsibility with National Bank of Canada and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining the bank, Mr. Gagnon held senior positions in Canada and the United States, notably with Goldman Sachs and Laurentian Bank between 1995 and 2003.

Mr. Gagnon has always been committed to various charities, foundations and associations. He volunteers for people experiencing homelessness at the Welcome Hall Mission in downtown Montreal. He was a member of the Relais & Châteaux organizing committee at the Foundation of the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec, an institution for training in tourism, hospitality and restaurant services in Quebec. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Association of Quebec Women in Finance, chair of the board of directors of the Fondation de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, and chair of the Human Resources Committee of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. He was also governor and co-president of several Centraide Greater Montreal campaigns.

In addition, Mr. Gagnon also serves on the boards of certain subsidiaries of iA Financial Group.

Mr. Gagnon holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Finance from Université du Québec à Montréal and a Master of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and a certificate in corporate governance from INSEAD.

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Alka Gautam is a corporate director. She has more than 20 years of experience in the reinsurance and insurance industries. From 2000 to 2023, she held various senior leadership positions including CFO, CRO, COO and, since 2015, President and CEO of RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada (RGA Canada) where she was responsible for leading all business activities of RGA’s Canadian operations, including establishing, implementing and overseeing short – and long-term goals, strategies, and operating and financial plans. From 2019 to 2023, Ms. Gautam was also Executive Vice-President, Global Operations at Reinsurance Group of America Incorporated (RGA). From 2015 to 2023, she was an executive member of the Board of Directors of RGA Canada. Prior to joining RGA, from 1996 to 2000, Ms. Gautam was Senior Manager, Financial Institutions and Real Estate Group at KPMG LLP (KPMG) and held positions of increasing responsibility at KPMG between 1990 and 1996.

Ms. Gautam has served as director of Chartwell Retirement Residences since the beginning of 2025 and is also chair of its Audit Committee and a member of its Investment Committee. From 2016 to 2023, Ms. Gautam was a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) and throughout her tenure, she was a member of and chaired the Board of Directors and various CLHIA standing committees. From 2020 to 2023, she was also a member of the Board of Directors of LL Global Inc. (LIMRA and LOMA).

Ms. Gautam holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from Dalhousie University. She holds the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia CPA designation and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

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Emma K. Griffin is a corporate director. From November 2017 to February 2025, she was a director of Claridge Inc. From 2020 to 2024, Ms. Griffin was a member of the board of directors of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust PLC. From 2020 to 2023, she was a director of ED&F Man Holdings as a condition precedent to the financial restructuring which subsequently took place. From 2016 to 2019, Ms. Griffin was a director of Aimia Inc. and from 2015 to 2018, she was a director and strategic advisor for Golder Associates, now part of WSP Global Inc. From 2002 to 2013, Ms. Griffin was a founding partner of Oriel Securities, an independent brokerage firm recognized for its independence and for providing trusted advice, which was sold to Stifel Financial Corp. Until November 2016, Ms. Griffin was also Chair of the board of Cancer Research UK’s Catalyst Club, a pioneering venture that raises money for personalized medicine research.

Between 2020 and 2025, Ms. Griffin served as a director of Solotech Inc. and of St. James’s Place PLC. Since 2023, she has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited, a privately-owned independent financial services group.

Ms. Griffin holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Oxford University.

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Kenneth F. Kroner is a corporate director with extensive global investment leadership experience. He spent 22 years at BlackRock, where he was Senior Managing Director and served as a member of their Global Executive Committee at the time of his retirement in 2016. Prior to that, from 1988 to 1994, he was professor of economics and finance at the University of Arizona.

From 2017 to 2024, Mr. Kroner served on the Board of Directors of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). During his tenure, he held several roles, including Vice-Chair of the Board, Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and Chair of the Investment Committee.

Between 2019 and 2022, he founded and led Pluribus Labs LLC, a global equity investment firm specializing in quantitative investment solutions. The corporation was acquired by Exos Financial in 2022, where Mr. Kroner subsequently served as Honorary Vice-Chair until 2023. In 2019, he created the Kroner Center at the University of California San Diego (now Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research) to support academic research on questions related to institutional investing and is still a member of its executive committee.

Mr. Kroner acts as Secretary for the Kroner Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on higher education and social justice and forced labor causes. He is a Trustee of UC San Diego Foundation and is a member of their investment committee. He also served as the global chair of UC San Diego Foundation’s recent capital campaign and is currently the co-chair of International Justice Mission’s effort to end human trafficking.

Mr. Kroner holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Alberta and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California San Diego.

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Ginette Maillé is a corporate director. She was Executive Vice-President and Special Advisor to the President and CEO at Aéroports de Montréal (“ADM”) from July 2023 until December 2023. Prior to that appointment, beginning in April 2017, she served as Vice-President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of ADM. She has more than 30 years of financial, operational and strategic experience in startups and large companies, both private and publicly listed (TSX and NASDAQ), operating nationally and internationally. In particular, she was with Yellow Pages Ltd. for 14 years, where she held the position of Vice-President and Chief Accounting Officer, to later be promoted to Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. She has also held management positions in the field of information technology, particularly in the area of digital transformation. She sat on the board of Financial Executives International Canada (Quebec chapter) from 2014 to 2017.

Ms. Maillé has served as a director of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Quebec Chapter) since July 2024 and of CDPQ Infra Inc. since August 2025. She is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Avenir Global Inc., La Fondation Le Chaînon and Association d’entraide Le Chaînon Inc.

A Chartered Professional Accountant, Ms. Maillé holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science from Université du Québec à Montréal and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

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Jacques Martin is a corporate director. He has been the Chair of the Board since September 2018. He spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York where he was Managing Director and Head of International Equities at the time of his departure in 2003. From 2004 until 2008, he was Senior Vice-President, International Equities, based in New York, for the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

Mr. Martin is currently a member of the Board of Directors of RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada.

Mr. Martin holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and a Bachelor of Law from Université de Montréal. He also holds an MBA and a certificate in corporate governance from INSEAD. He is a member of the Quebec Bar.

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Johanne Papillon is a corporate director. She has over 25 years of experience in the Canadian and global financial services industry. From January 2020 to December 2022, she was a Senior Vice President, Business & Financial Implications, IFRS 17/9 of Sun Life Financial Inc., where she was responsible for identifying and optimizing the business and financial impacts of the new IFRS 17/9 accounting standards. Prior to this role, she was Senior Vice-President, Global Asset-Liability Management until 2019. Between 2010 and 2016, she held various Vice-President positions within Sun Life Financial Inc. and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining Sun Life, Ms. Papillon worked for William M. Mercer Limited from 1990 to 1994 and subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility at Manulife Financial Corporation until January 2010.

Ms. Papillon currently serves on The SILA Skills Group as treasurer and member of the Board of Directors. She was formerly on the Board of Directors of The Sashbear Foundation, where she also acted as treasurer.

Ms. Papillon holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Concordia University. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and of the Society of Actuaries (FSA).

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Marc Poulin currently serves as a corporate director. He was a senior-level manager in the food industry in Canada. Over the last 19 years he was at Sobeys Inc., where he held, successively, the roles of Vice President, Purchasing and Merchandising, Executive Vice-President and Assistant General Manager (Quebec), Head of Operations for Quebec and, from 2012 to 2016, President and Chief Executive Officer. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, Mr. Poulin had held the strategic positions of Vice-President at Desjardins-Laurentian Life Group and at Culinar.

Mr. Poulin is a member of the Board of Directors and of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee of Richelieu Hardware Ltd. In addition, he advises various private companies in the food industry. Between 2018 and 2022, Mr. Poulin was a director of Sportscene Group Inc.

Mr. Poulin holds a Bachelor of Actuarial Science from Université Laval and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Evanston (Illinois).

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Suzanne Rancourt is a corporate director with more than 30 years of experience in consulting and management in finance and information technology. From 2006 to 2016, Ms. Rancourt was Vice-President Enterprise Risks and Internal Audit at CGI. Since her arrival at CGI in 1985, she held increasingly senior positions in consulting, strategy and information technology, business development, project management and corporate functions in a multinational environment. Prior to her arrival at CGI, Ms. Rancourt began her career as an auditor and worked in operations, finance and accounting in distribution, retail and financial industries.

Ms. Rancourt has been a director of WSP Global Inc. since 2016. She is also outgoing Chair of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Quebec Chapter).

Ms. Rancourt holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Université du Québec à Montréal and an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and was appointed Fellow of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (Quebec CPA Order) in 2024.

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Denis Ricard has been President and Chief Executive Officer of iA Financial Group since September 2018. He is an engaged leader who values employee development in a learning, socially responsible organization.

Mr. Ricard began his career at iA Financial Group in 1985, after completing his bachelor’s degree in actuarial sciences at Université Laval. Over the years, he has assumed positions of increasing responsibility in sectors ranging from actuarial to business development to corporate management.

Mr. Ricard has been involved in the community for many years. He currently serves as honorary chair for various charitable events and campaigns. Among these, he co-presides the fundraising campaign cabinet for the Maison des sciences of the Musée de la civilisation in Quebec City, the Grande Campagne of the Maison Michel-Sarrazin Foundation and is a member of the campaign cabinet of the Fondation IUCPQ. Mr. Ricard is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and of the Society of Actuaries (FSA).

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Ouma Sananikone serves as a corporate director. She has extensive experience in finance, particularly investment management and sustainability, covering all asset classes, including private equity, infrastructure, real estate, renewable energy and real assets, having spent over 30 years in the industry at both executive and board levels.

Ms. Sananikone was CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management (Australia), CEO of the EquitiLink Group (Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and UK) as well as founding Managing Director of BNP Investment Management (Australia).

Ms. Sananikone has been a director of Gecina since 2024, of DMC Global Inc. since 2023 and of Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. since 2019. Ms. Sananikone previously served on the Board of Directors of Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings LLC, Hafnia Ltd, Xebec Adsorption Inc., Ivanhoe Cambridge (Canada), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Canada), Smarte Carte, Air-Serve Holdings (USA), Moto Hospitality Ltd (UK), and State Super Corporation of NSW (Australia). She also acted as an honorary Australian Financial Services fellow for the USA on behalf of the Australian government.

Ms. Sananikone has always been committed to the community, serving as director for a number of arts, education and charitable organizations, among them, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

Ms. Sananikone holds a BA (economics and political sciences) from the Australian National University and a Master of Commerce (economics) from the University of New South Wales. She is a recipient of the Centenary Medal from the Australian Government for services to the Australian finance industry.

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Rebecca Schechter is a corporate director. She was a Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) at Nuance Communications Inc., a Microsoft Company, focused on transforming the provider-patient experience and improving total health outcomes from 2022 to 2024. She holds a track record of profitably growing and transforming businesses in group benefits, retirement and healthcare.

Prior to Nuance, Ms. Schechter was an executive at Optum, a leading health solutions and care delivery organization where she served as Chief Executive Officer of United Behavioral Health, during which time she drove transformation across coverage, care delivery and digital capabilities. Before that, she served as Executive Vice-President, Commercial Insurance and President of Liberty Mutual Benefits where she led a division focused on group, individual life & annuities and voluntary benefits. Before joining Liberty Mutual, Ms. Schechter worked for State Street Corporation as Senior Vice-President, Asset Servicing for corporations, nonprofits and mid-market employers. She also held executive roles as Chief Risk Officer, Asset Servicing and Senior Managing Director, Electronic Trading. Prior to State Street, she held leadership roles at Thomson Financial, as well as a consulting role at McKinsey & Company.

In 2024, Ms. Schechter joined Nina Capital, a specialized global venture capital firm investing exclusively at the intersection of healthcare and technology, as a venture partner. In 2025, she joined the Board of the Center for Social Dynamics, a leading provider of therapy services for individuals with autism and other developmental needs. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Harvard T.H. Chan School Health Policy and Management Executive Council and of the MIT Sloan Health System Initiative since 2024. In addition, since 2024, she has been an Executive Advisor in Private Equity and a Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company. Ms. Schechter also serves on a non-profit board at Jumpstart and is a Board member of IWF – Massachusetts.

Ms. Schechter holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Ludwig W. Willisch is a corporate director. Previously an accomplished senior executive, with he has had 40 years of success spanning the automotive, finance and economics sectors. Mr. Willisch has spent over 20 years holding positions of increasing responsibility with BMW, including Head of BMW Japan, Head of Sales Region Europe of BMW Group, President and CEO of BMW of North America LLC, and Head of BMW Group Region Americas. In that capacity, he was responsible for all sales, marketing, after-sales and distribution activities of BMW Group in the Americas (North and South America and Caribbean).

He has held board positions with BMW (US) Holding Corp., BMW NA, and Designworks/USA, Inc. In addition, he has served as Vice Chair of the German American Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Manufacturing Council to the United States Secretary of Commerce. From 2020 to 2025, he was a member of the Automotive Advisory Board of Roechling SE, Mannheim, Germany.

Mr. Willisch currently serves on the board of HYDAC Corp. in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Furthermore, Mr. Willisch serves on the board of the American Council on Germany, New York. He is also a business advisor to Autointel Inc. and to Alvarez & Marsal, Corporate Performance Improvement LLC.

In addition, Mr. Willisch also serves on the boards of certain US subsidiaries of iA Financial Group.

Mr. Willisch holds a Diplom-Volkswirt (equivalent to a master’s degree) in economics from the University of Cologne.

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