Claude Tessier

Mr. Tessier, CPA, CA, joined Alimentation Couche-Tard as Chief Financial Officer on January 28, 2016. Prior to joining Couche-Tard, Mr. Tessier held the position of President of the IGA Operations Business Unit at Sobeys Inc. from 2012 to 2016 and was a member of Sobeys Inc. Executive Committee.

Mr. Tessier joined the management team of Sobeys Quebec Inc. in 2003 as Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategic Planning. Mr. Tessier has spent most of his professional career in the Food industry after serving in several finance positions. Prior to his position with Sobeys Inc., Mr. Tessier gained more than 15 years of experience in senior financial leadership positions with Fly Furniture, Provigo and Costco, including in CFO and Vice President roles. He has also held management positions with Mallette International and PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand).

Mr. Tessier is a member of the Board or Directors of the TMX Group Limited since September 2020. He is also a member of its Finance and Audit Committee, as well as its Derivates Committee. Mr. Tessier is Chairman of the Circle K AS Board of Directors, the European division operating Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA, the retail gasoline filling stations. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Maison de la Sérénité de Laval which provides free of charge quality palliative care and he participates, on a yearly basis, in its fundraising campaign.

Mr. Tessier holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal (1986) and has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1987.