Jackie Poirier, FCGA
Jackie Poirier is an executive committee member of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) until November 2011. Ms. Poirier, a past chair of CGA-Canada, is the sole Canadian representative on the committee.
With 34 member organizations in two dozen jurisdictions, CAPA is the largest of four regional accountancy organizations recognized by the International Federation of Accountants. Its mission is to provide leadership in the development, enhancement and coordination of the accounting profession in the Asia-Pacific region. CAPA also promotes standards harmonization.
Ms. Poirier first served on the CGA-Canada board of directors in 2001 and was a member of the executive committee from 2002–08. She was president of CGA Nova Scotia in 1999-2000. She was awarded the FCGA designation in 2002.
As regional director, human resources, at Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ms. Poirier is responsible for strategic human resources services to CRA management and employees throughout the Atlantic region.
Sylvie Voghel, FCGA
Sylvie Voghel is chair of the Small and Medium Practices Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) until January 2012. Ms. Voghel began her work with IFAC as CGA-Canada’s technical advisor to the board from 2000-03, served on the federation’s governance task force in 2002 and was a member of the board of directors from 2003-08.
Ms. Vogel served as chair of CGA-Canada in 1999-2000 and was president of the Ordre des CGA du Quebec in 1995-96.
She was named life member of the Ordre des CGA du Quebec in 1994, was granted the FCGA designation that same year and received CGA-Canada’s prestigious John Leslie Award in 2008.
Ms. Voghel is a partner of Enveloppe Concept Inc., an envelope manufacturing business in Montreal.
Dany Girard, FCGA
Dany Girard is a member of the International Accounting Standards Board’s working group on accounting standards for small and medium-sized entities. He is also on the board of the Fédération internationale des experts-comptables francophones, a position he holds until 2012.
He was chair of CGA-Canada in 2005-06 and president of the Ordre des CGA du Quebec in 2001-02. He was awarded the FCGA designation in 2000.
Mr. Girard is the executive director of the Caisse Desjardins de Rimouski in Rimouski, Quebec, and has worked in credit union management since 1991. Previously, he was employed as a public accountant and tax consultant at Samson, Bélair-Deloitte & Touche. He is also vice-president of the Ville Saguenay’s Société de développement économique, a member of the Comité exécutif de Promotion Saguenay Inc., and a member of Fonds d’investissement local.
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