In January 2018, Brigitte Catellier joined Meridian Credit Union as Vice-President, Corporate Governance. Prior to that, she held positions at Sun Life Financial as Vice-President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary as well as at HSBC Bank Canada as Corporate Secretary and Head of Governance. Before that, Ms. Catellier spent close to a decade as Vice-President, Legal and Corporate Secretary of Astral Media Inc. and prior to that, she was Associate General Counsel and Associate Secretary of Canadian National Railway Company.
Ms. Catellier obtained her BCL/LLB degrees from McGill University (National Program) in 1988 and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1989. She began her legal career at Norton Rose Fulbright where she was named Partner in Business Law.
Ms. Catellier is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and also obtained the designation of Certified In-House Counsel – Canada (CIC.C). She is a member of the Board of Directors of Governance Professionals of Canada.