President and Chief Executive Officer

Serge Lamontagne holds a master’s degree in business administration and is a certified corporate director (Administrateur de sociétés certifiée). He has more than 35 years of experience in public service, with strategic reorganization in particular. He was director general of the City of Laval from 2014 to 2018 and of the City of Montréal from 2018 to 2024. Before joining the SAAQ, he was a resident expert at the École nationale d’administration publique.

Recognized for his quality management and influence on public administration, Mr. Lamontagne has received multiple awards: the 2022 Vanier Medal from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, the 2021 Prix Distinction from the Association des directeurs généraux des municipalités du Québec and the 2021 Prix Hommage from the Institut d’administration publique du Québec. In 2017, he also won the first prize for innovative management from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada for his role in the reorganization of the City of Laval.