Clément Gignac joined Industrial Alliance in 2012 as Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist. During the previous 20 years, Mr. Gignac acted as economic consultant and strategist for several prominent financial institutions, notably as Vice President and Chief Economist at National Bank Financial from 2000 to 2008. For five consecutive years, his group ranked among the top three Canadian economist teams in the annual Brendan Wood International survey of some 100 institutional clients. Since December 2012, Clément Gignac has held the position of Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist at iA Financial Group. As well as serving as spokesman on economic matters, he chairs the investment’s asset allocation committee and manages diversified funds with assets exceeding $3 billion. |