Mr. Gérard Coulombe, Q.C., Ad. E., a Business Law partner at Lavery, acted as a panelist on November 13, 2013 during an event organized by the Young Directors of the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations (YDIGPPO) with regards to its Incubator Training Program for Young Directors.
The panel, entitled “The director’s duties and challenges”, drew more than 40 young directors enrolled in the Program. The two guest panelists, Mr. Coulombe and Ms. Paulanne Jushkevich, President and CEO of the Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation, shared their views on the duties of a corporate director (for-profit or non-profit organization) as well as their respective professional experiences.