Susan Kudzman
Chair of the Board of Directors, Yellow Pages
A specialist in risk management and also an actuary, Susan Kudzman has recently retired as Executive Vice-President, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Affairs at Laurentian Bank of Canada. In this role she had oversight of consumer and commercial credit, legal affairs, compliance, risk management and HR.
She has previously held the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. In addition to risk management, she was responsible for depositor services, performance calculation and analysis and strategic planning.
Ms. Kudzman is Chair of the Board of Directors of Yellow Pages Limited, a leading digital company in Canada. She sits on the Board, the HR committee and the audit and risk committee of Medavie, an insurer and health services company. She is also a member of the Board of Directors, the Human Resources Committee and the Risk Committee of Transat A.T. Inc, a tour operator and airline based in Canada. She is a Board member at Financeit, a Canadian fintech and Nomad Royalty cie as well as PSP, a large Canadian pension fund.
Susan is involved in several community and philanthropic activities, she is a member of the Board of Directors of IAS (Institut des administrateurs de sociétés) and the Board of Directors of the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC).
Ms. Kudzman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science and the titles of Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA), Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and Certified Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA).