Jean-Francois Blais has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, having served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Canada and, more recently, President of Intact Assurance. His expertise spans operations management, value creation, technology platform implementation, organizational development, and data and risk management. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Nesto Inc. and Loto-Québec, where he chairs the Audit and Risk Management Committee. Previously, he chaired the Risk Management Committee at Desjardins Financial Security and was Chairman of the Board of the Insurance Institute of Canada. Mr. Blais holds a Bachelor’s in Actuarial Science from Université Laval and is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS). He was appointed to the Investment and Risk Management and Audit Committees on May 20, 2020.