Yves Gignac

Borough Councillor
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
District Cap-Saint-Jacques
Member of Montreal’s Economic Development and Urban Planning Commission

Work experience

• Borough councillor, Cap-St-Jacques district, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, since 2013
• Member of Montreal’s Economic Development and Urban Planning Commission since 2017
• Director of Economic Development, Town of Mont Royal, 2012-2017
• Director for Eastern Canada, New York State Department of Economic Development (Empire State Development), 2007-2011
• Senior Commissioner, Montréal, 2005-2006
• Senior Director, Business Development, Montréal International, 2001-2005
• Senior Director, Business Development – North America and Europe, Montreal International, 2000-2001
• Senior Director, Business Development, Economic Development Office, Montréal Urban Community, 1997-2000
• Industrial Commissioner, Economic development Office, Montreal urban community, 1982-1996

Education

• Bachelor of Commerce, Business Administration, Concordia University, 1979

Community involvement 

• Director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saint-Laurent - Mount Royal, 2010-2013
• Participating member to the creation of l’Association des Américains à Montréal, 2004-2006
• Town of Mont-Royal representative, CLD les 3 Monts, 1999-2011
• Director, British-Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce, 1997-2010
• Vice -chair, Belgium - Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Canada, 1999-2005
• Member of the board of directors of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada, 1994-1998
• Chair, International Prospection Committee, Association des commissaires industriels du Québec, 1994-1997
• Secretary of the Adult Hockey League of Pierrefonds, 1992-2006

Awards and honour

• Named economic development professional of the year for the metropolitan areas by the Association des Professionnels en Développement Économique du Québec, 1992-1994

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