{"id":8084,"date":"2026-03-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/?p=8084"},"modified":"2026-03-09T07:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:15:54","slug":"catherine-morneau-appointed-chair-of-the-board-of-directors-of-groupe-taq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/catherine-morneau-appointed-chair-of-the-board-of-directors-of-groupe-taq\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine Morneau appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Groupe TAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Qu\u00e9bec City, March 9, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\" title=\"Groupe TAQ\">Groupe TAQ<\/a>, an adapted enterprise providing quality jobs to people living with disabilities, is proud to announce the appointment of Catherine Morneau, Co-President of Groupe Morneau, as Chair of its Board of Directors, as well as the appointment of Claude-Andr\u00e9 Pouliot, entrepreneur, Macpek, and Georges Marchildon, Senior Vice President, Global Operations at Eddyfi Technologies. Their arrival strengthens Groupe TAQ\u2019s governance and supports the organization\u2019s ambition to increase both its competitiveness and its social impact.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Renewed governance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first woman to hold this position within the organization, Catherine Morneau assumes the role at a pivotal moment in Groupe TAQ\u2019s history. Her appointment follows the departure of Andr\u00e9 Des Rochers after 46 years of exceptional volunteer service as a board member, including 30 years as Chair of the Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are proud to count on Catherine Morneau, an experienced entrepreneur, as Chair of the Board of Directors of Groupe TAQ. After reaching important milestones, including the successful closing of our $5 million community bond campaign, we are entering a new phase where governance, strategy, and our tools must be fully aligned to help us increase our competitiveness and strengthen our social impact. The arrival of Claude-Andr\u00e9 Pouliot and Georges Marchildon, two directors with exceptional backgrounds, further strengthens this renewed governance. We are welcoming leaders with strong expertise in entrepreneurship, governance, operations, and innovation, strategic assets for TAQ\u2019s continued development,\u201d said Gabriel Tremblay, Chief Executive Officer of Groupe TAQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">An entrepreneurial chair at the helm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catherine Morneau grew up within the family succession of Groupe Morneau, a flagship company of Qu\u00e9bec inc. Her background naturally resonates with the DNA of Groupe TAQ, which has itself acquired three companies over the years. Having served on the Board of Directors for the past three years, Ms. Morneau understands both the challenges faced by an adapted enterprise and its strong potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGroupe TAQ demonstrates that performance and commitment can go hand in hand. I am honored to contribute to this mission and, together with the Board of Directors, to support sustainable growth that will allow more people with functional limitations to play an active role in our society,\u201d said Catherine Morneau, Chair of the Board of Directors of Groupe TAQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">A clarified strategy to strengthen the offering and support the mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Groupe TAQ can rely on a strong Board of Directors composed of Catherine Morneau, Groupe Morneau, Genevi\u00e8ve Bernard, Retraite Qu\u00e9bec, Claudia Cantin, Universit\u00e9 Laval, Josianne Cloutier, RCGT, St\u00e9phane Fortier, Le Pavois, Marie-Mich\u00e8le Le Moine, Fruit d\u2019Or, Georges Marchildon, Eddyfi Technologies, Claude-Andr\u00e9 Pouliot, Macpek, and Michel Ruest, retired Chief Financial Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">A new website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Groupe TAQ intends to consolidate and further develop its subcontracting services in food product co packing, as well as assembly and packaging for the food, manufacturing, and healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. The organization also continues manufacturing Faber snowshoes, the Canadian market leader, a distinctive activity within Groupe TAQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this spirit of clarity and consistency, Groupe TAQ is also unveiling its new website, www.groupetaq.com, designed as a business tool serving its clients, partners, and stakeholders. The new site highlights the solutions offered, the sectors served, and the organization\u2019s socioeconomic value proposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">About Groupe TAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Groupe TAQ is a social economy enterprise that provides stable, quality jobs to people with disabilities while contributing to the economic growth of Qu\u00e9bec businesses. Founded in 1979, this adapted enterprise employs 310 people, 81% of whom live with functional limitations\u2014whether physical, intellectual, or psychological. Groupe TAQ provides subcontracting services in assembly, packaging, and food product processing to clients such as Biscuits Leclerc, Chocolats Favoris, Hitachi, and Familiprix. As Canada\u2019s leading snowshoe manufacturer through its Faber Division, Groupe TAQ is notably the supplier to D\u00e9cathlon Canada and Costco Canada. www.groupetaq.com<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u201430\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>For more information:<br>Groupe TAQ<br>Rina Marchand<br>Director, Philanthropic Partnerships and Communications<br><a href=\"mailto:rmarchand@groupetaq.com\">rmarchand@groupetaq.com<\/a><br>418 871-4912, ext. 246<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qu\u00e9bec City, March 9, 2026 \u2013 Groupe TAQ, an adapted enterprise providing quality jobs to people living with disabilities, is proud to announce the appointment of Catherine Morneau, Co-President of Groupe Morneau, as Chair of its Board of Directors, as well as the appointment of Claude-Andr\u00e9 Pouliot, entrepreneur, Macpek, and Georges Marchildon, Senior Vice President, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Catherine Morneau new Chair of the Board | Groupe TAQ","description":"Groupe TAQ nominates Catherine Morneau as new Chair of the Board - Renewed governance for the adapted enterprise"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[149,67,151],"tags":[131],"class_list":["post-8084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-governance","category-news","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8084"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8551,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084\/revisions\/8551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}