The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) has elected Suzanne Bergeron as president and new chief executive officer for Quebec’s cannabis supplier.
Bergeron holds a McGill-HEC Montréal Executive MBA, received governance training from the IGOPP (Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations), and earned an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. With over two decades of experience in strategic management, talent development, and executive succession planning, she brings a wealth of expertise to her role.
During her 18-year tenure at Sodexo, a global provider of restaurant, facility, and equipment management services, Suzanne held various key positions, including Administrative Services Manager (Canada), National Learning Event Manager (Canada), Chief of Staff in the Office of the Group CEO (France), Talent Project Manager (France), Vice President of Human Resources (Canada), President of Sodexo Canada and Global Talent Director.
Suzanne Bergeron. Photo via Société québécoise du cannabis
Throughout her career, Bergeron played a pivotal role in positioning Sodexo as a prominent business partner within its industry and as an employer of choice in both Canada and Europe.
As the President and Chief Executive Officer of the SQDC, Bergeron will provide leadership and oversight to all company operations. Her primary focus is to advance the company’s mission of distributing cannabis with an emphasis on health protection while facilitating the transition of users to the legal market, all without promoting increased cannabis use.
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In November of last year, the SQDC reported a decline in its profits for the year. This decrease was attributed to a series of strikes that took place in May of the previous year, affecting several of its stores.
Negotiations have been in progress between the SQDC and various labor union organizations, aimed at renewing collective agreements for employees in unionized stores. On July 27th the prior year, an agreement was successfully reached with the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), which represents workers from 17 stores.
Currently, negotiations are ongoing with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing employees from 26 stores. Among these, employees from 24 stores are presently on strike, with 22 of them having initiated their strike action in May 2022. Despite the strikes, the impacted stores continue to operate with reduced operating hours.
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