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Jean-Marc is a dynamic, seasoned strategist with over 20 years of results-driven leadership in the Canadian credit union financial sector. As Chief Executive Officer, he is accountable for delivering innovative payment solutions to credit unions and investing in the shared success and prosperity of their members.

Jean-Marc also serves as the Vice President of Business Development, Financial Cooperatives Outside of Quebec for Desjardins Financial Group, with the responsibility of developing and expanding credit union partnerships and operations. He is an active member of the community, having served on Visa Canada’s Advisory Committee and the Vancity Community Foundation, while currently sitting on the Board of Directors for Aviso Wealth. Jean-Marc holds a Bachelor of Law and a Master of Laws from Laval University.

Wanita brings a strong passion for providing a positive client experience to the Collabria team. With over 30 years of experience in the credit union system, she is committed to working collaboratively with our partners to build out the best end-to-end service for our clients and their members.

Wanita has held various roles both within the credit union system and providing services to credit unions from coast to coast, which allows her to bring a unique and innovative perspective to her role at Collabria. Wanita leads the Client Experience Team, ensuring our partners and cardholders continue to be top priority of the work we do every day.

Michel is a true change agent whose passion for delivering results and inspired leadership has driven growth and success since beginning his journey with Collabria in January 2020 as Head of Client Services. With an inherent focus and energy primed to build upon momentum, Michel has championed transformation through insightful, client-centric collaboration.

As Chief Growth Officer, Michel leads Collabria’s Growth and Engagement Team, assisting our partners to build a profitable and sustainable program. Prior to his role at Collabria, Michel started his leadership journey in the payment sector at American Express and Mastercard, building his knowledge in account management, consulting, and managing strategic relationships.

Chad is an energetic and effective leader, who believes that "good enough" is never good enough. Chad has a passion for people and their ability to achieve their potential through ensuring their well-being and integrity are supported by inspiration and curiosity.

Chad brings to Collabria 15+ years of broad experience in financial services, telecommunications, and the insurance industry. He excels in organizations that have a mandate to change and has the ability to bring structure and calm to chaotic situations, mobilizing people toward a common goal and facilitating success. He is passionate about the opportunities created through digital technologies, having expertise in launching credit card platforms, digital payments, and related technologies.

Sachenne is a dynamic leader with an astute ability to analyze data, developed over her 20 years of experience in the financial service sector.

During her career, she has implemented cost efficient evaluation systems from feasibility phase to implementation, managed multi-disciplinary teams for major projects that transformed financial systems including a data warehouse common to the finance-risk-treasury sectors. She was also in charge of the financial performance and regulatory capital teams at Desjardins Securities. Most recently, Sachenne lead teams that oversaw finance for mergers, acquisitions & development projects with Desjardins.

Greg is a visionary leader in the financial and payments industry, with over 20 years of experience driving brand growth, change and market expansion for leading organizations. Greg’s deep knowledge in marketing, product management, communications, and strategy development help bridge the payments and credit union world, making him a dynamic and innovative leader in the industry.

Prior to Collabria, Greg worked with Prairie Payments Joint Venture as the Vice President of Strategy & Engagement, leading business development, and strategic partnership activities. His leadership and experience have supported the evolution of payment services within the credit union system and the delivery of new solutions for credit unions and financial organizations across Canada.

Serge is a seasoned leader in the financial services sector with over two decades experience in business operations, planning, corporate strategy, marketing, and analytics. His journey at Collabria began as Chief Marketing Officer where his spirit of collaboration, innovation, and belief in building a strong credit card program was critical in establishing a modern, data driven, operationalized marketing function.

Prior to joining Collabria, Serge held a series of senior leadership positions including Vice-President of Marketing & Member Innovation at Prospera Credit Union and Head of Business Planning & Strategy at HSBC Bank, Canada’s largest foreign bank.