Montréal, February 19, 2025 – The Québec Golf Federation (Golf Québec) is proud to announce that at its 105th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, February 19, François Gagnon was re-elected President for 2025.

A graduate of finance and law, Mr. Gagnon spent his entire career in finance, first in the banking industry, then with the Québec Ministry of Finance as Assistant Deputy Minister, and finally in the corporate sector of Desjardins Group, where he served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and President of Desjardins Trust before retiring.

A member of Parcours du Cerf, he joined the Golf Québec Board of Directors between 2013 and 2015, where he served as Secretary-Treasurer and sat on the Rules Committee. He then took a short break before rejoining the Board in 2020, acting as vice-president in 2022 and 2023.

As part of his volunteer involvement, in addition to sitting on the Golf Québec Board of Directors, Mr. Gagnon has been a national-level referee for some fifteen years. He was a member of Golf Canada's Board of Governors and Rules Committee from 2014 to 2016. He was also a member of the Country Club de Montréal for twenty years, where he sat on various committees and was president in 2012 and 2013.

"It is with great pleasure that I will continue, for a second year, to lead the Board of Directors of Golf Québec, a dynamic organization that can count on competent employees and volunteers dedicated to the promotion and development of golf in the province. I would like to thank my colleagues on the Board of Directors for their vote of confidence and assure them that I will do my best to lead the work of the Board, in keeping with our mission and values, and for the benefit of our members,” emphasized François Gagnon.

In 2025, in addition to Mr. Gagnon, the Board of Directors will include:

• Gisèle Carpentier (Vice-President), member in good standing of a member club, Golf Le Mirage
• Ève Gaudet (Secretary), designated by the Association des clubs de golf du Québec (ACGQ), Montcalm
• Michel Dell'Aniello (Treasurer), member in good standing of a member club, Vallée du Richelieu
• Nadia Di Menna, designated by the Canadian Golf Club Owners Association - Québec Section, Le Versant
• Jean-Guy Gourdeau, member in good standing of a member club, Royal Montreal
• Serge Lafontaine, designated by the Regional Association Council (RAC), Royal Ottawa
• Éric Lallier, member in good standing, Country Club of Montréal
• Marie-Pier Poulin-Breton, member in good standing of a member club, La Tempête
• Sylvain Gaudet, designated by the PGA of Canada, Québec Zone

About Golf Québec – Initiate passions, build dreams

Founded in 1920, Golf Québec is the provincial sport federation whose mission is to increase participation in golf, to develop excellence in golf, and to promote and govern the game of golf. Golf Québec provides discovery and introduction programs such as First Tee – Premier départ Québec as well as core services such as the Rules of Golf, Course Ratings, World Handicap System, Sport-études golf, and the Québec Golf Hall of Fame. In addition, Golf Québec conducts regional and provincial championships to bring the local golf enthusiasts to surpass themselves and eventually reach the upper spheres of professional tours. For more information, please visit https://www.golfquebec.org.

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Sources:

Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Executive Director
514 252-3345, ext. 3732 – golfquebec@golfquebec.org

Émilie Bérubé, Marketing and Communications Director
514 252-3345, ext. 3393; Cell.: 514 463-5229 – eberube@golfquebec.org