Anne-Josée Laquerre

Anne-Josée Laquerre

Executive Director and Co-Initiator, Québec Net Positif

Anne-Josée co-founded and became the Executive Director of Québec Net Positif after over 25 years in public relations and corporate social responsibility at several major companies, including Aimia, Bombardier Aerospace, Merck Frosst, FPInnovations (Paprican), Domtar and Noranda. Her prior experience also includes sustainability consultancy work at Millani and Maillon Vert.

During Anne-Josée’s tenure at Aimia as Director, Social Purpose, the company was twice named one of Canada’s 50 Best Corporate Citizens by Corporate Knights. In 2020, Anne-Josée received a Clean50 award, recognizing her as one of Canada’s leading advocates for the transition to a green economy. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science (Marketing) from HEC Montréal and is accredited in public relations. She also completed the Aligning Sustainability with Corporate Performance program through Harvard Business School.