Kim Thomassin

As Executive Vice-President and Head of Québec, Kim Thomassin leads CDPQ’s investment strategy in Québec and financing and support activities for medium and large companies in the province. She also oversees the Québec investment and operating partner teams. She sits on the Executive Committee and on the Investment-Risk Committee.

Before joining CDPQ in 2017, Ms. Thomassin was National Client Leader and Managing Partner for the Québec Region at McCarthy Tétrault. As a member of the Leadership Team, she contributed to the firm’s regional and national management while strengthening its national presence. In her 17 years at the firm, she held various important positions and specialized in project finance and acquisition transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She has been involved in several transactions related to large-scale Canadian and international projects. She has also represented public institutions and developers in connection with public-private partnerships.

Ms. Thomassin holds a B.C.L./LL.B. from Université Laval and a minor in psychology at McGill University. She also studied at the University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Law. Ms. Thomassin is a member of the Québec Bar and the Canadian Bar Association.

connections

In addition to sitting on the Boards of Directors of Alstom and B2ten, Ms. Thomassin serves as Co-chair of the Mission Old Brewery’s Major Fundraising Campaign and of the Fondation du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec’s major fundraising campaign. She also co-chairs the Daffodil Ball, organized by the Canadian Cancer Society, and the L’Envolée benefit gala for the Mères avec pouvoir Foundation.