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David Poulin is co-owner of Ferme Davico Inc. a family business founded in 1967 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce. A director of Producteurs de lait de Chaudière-Appalaches-Sud since 2016, he became president in 2021. He has also held various positions at the UPA, including director of the Robert-Cliche UPA union. Through his involvement, he hopes to contribute to the evolution of dairy products to meet the current and future needs of Quebec consumers.

Michel Boisvert has been a co-owner, along with his brother and their spouses, of a dairy and crop farming business in L’Avenir since 1985.

The family farm includes 400 high-genetic-value cows, 2,000 acres of crops, and an active maple grove. Deeply involved in his community, Michel has served as a board member at Agropur for the past 8 years and sat on the board of the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Centre-du-Québec for 10 years. He was also a municipal councillor and chaired the Credit Committee at the local Caisse populaire for 12 years.

Charles Langlois has worked in the agri-food sector since 1989. He began his career at Coopérative fédérée de Québec, then became Director of Economic Studies at Groupe Lactel (1990-1993). He joined CILQ, where he held a number of positions, including Director of Economic and Legal Affairs and then Vice-President – Economic Affairs and Procurement. Since June 2014, he has been President and CEO of CILQ, where he negotiates the Convention de mise en marché du lait represents Quebec dairy processors. He also sits on various committees and boards in the dairy sector, including Novalait, the FDTA, and the FTLQ.

Jean-Marc Bertrand holds a degree in food science from Université Laval. He has always worked in the agri-food sector, starting his career at Kraft Canada in various roles in manufacturing, quality, innovation and continuous improvement. He was subsequently appointed Director of Purchasing at Danone Canada. He also sits on various committees and boards in the dairy sector, including Novalait and the Conseil des industriels laitiers du Québec.

After growing up on a dairy farm in Centre-du-Québec, Chantal Fleury completed a bachelor’s degree in animal science at McGill University. She then spent six years working for the Centre d’insémination artificielle du Québec (CIAQ) as a service development manager. She has been with Les Producteurs de lait du Québec since 2013, where she began as an agronomy consultant, and now holds the position of assistant director of economic research.

Claudine Martel holds a degree in bioagronomy from Université Laval, and has extensive management experience in the agri-food sector. Throughout her career, she has held key positions, including R&D Director for medicinal plants, General Manager of the Conseil des productions végétales du Québec, and several management roles at the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), such as Director of Marketing and General Manager of Specialized Production. Since 2003, she has worked for Agropur as Director of Government and Industry Relations. Committed to industry governance, Ms. Martel sits on the boards of the Ontario Dairy Council, the Western Dairy Council and, since 2021, Novalait.