Jacynthe Côté

Jacynthe Côté is chair of the board of Hydro-Québec (an electricity service provider). She was president and chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Alcan (a metals and mining company) from 2009 to 2014 and served in an advisory role until her retirement in 2014.

Prior to that, she served as president and chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Alcan’s Primary Metal business group. Ms. Côté joined Alcan Inc. in 1988 and served in a variety of progressively senior leadership roles during her 26-year career.

Ms. Côté is a director of Transcontinental Inc. and Finning International Inc. She is also chair of the board of Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation and Alloprof.

She holds a Bachelor of Chemistry from Laval University.