Gerald Gagnon

Gerald Gagnon, Vice President, Caisse centrale Desjardins

Gerald Gagnon joined Caisse centrale Desjardins in 1996 after having worked for 15 years in the area of long term and mezzanine financing for small and medium size businesses.He previously worked as a research assistant in the finance department of the University of Montreal.

Gerald was named to his current title in January 2004 after having gone through the positions of loan manager, senior credit manager and assistant VP credit risk management.He played a key role in developing the current loan origination system as well as the selection and implementation of a major system reengineering program involving all back office operations for banking, financing as well as international trade and treasury systems.He is an important player in the Basel accord capital requirement program at Caisse centrale Desjardins.He also sits on various committees and work tables at the Desjardins Federation level relating to Basel implementation and credit risk management policies.His primary focus is on introducing best banking practices for PD and LGD evaluation, while overseeing all aspects of credit risk management operations at Caisse centrale Desjardins for sovereign, SME and large corporate markets, both for balance sheet operations and off-balance sheet risks.

He holds a BA in business management with minors in Finance and Economics from the University of Montreal.