Senior Officers

Ms. Marie Lemay

President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint

Biography

Marie Lemay was appointed President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint in January 2019. With 20 years of service in senior government leadership positions, she has an extensive background in public policy. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Lemay served as Deputy Minister and Deputy Receiver General for Canada at Public Services and Procurement Canada, managing 12,000 employees and a $6 billion budget.

Ms. Lemay also served as Deputy Minister and President of the Canada Economic Development Agency for Quebec Regions, which promotes the long-term Economic development of the regions of Quebec. In 2012, she was Associate Deputy Minister at Infrastructure Canada, the main department responsible for federal efforts to enhance Canada's public infrastructure.

From January 2008 to 2012, Ms. Lemay was the CEO of the National Capital Commission, where she led a change in culture to one of openness and transparency, including the introduction of public Board meetings.

She was also the CEO of Engineers Canada where she led a number of international initiatives and oversaw several mutual recognition agreements

Ms. Lemay is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec and of Professional Engineers Ontario, as well as a Fellow for both Engineers Canada and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. She is a member of the Richelieu Hardware Ltd. Board of Directors.

Michel Boucher

Vice-President, Human Resources

Biography

Michel Boucher is Vice-President, Human Resources. He joined the Royal Canadian Mint in 2011 with 18 years comprehensive experience in a multi-plant environment and with substantial knowledge of labour relations, health and safety and organizational development.

He has previously worked for Cascades Inc., at both their Head Office in Kingsey Falls and in a Toronto-based paper facility. He held various positions during his time at Cascades, including the role of Corporate Director Human Resources for one of the four divisions of Cascades Inc.

Prior to joining the Mint, Mr. Boucher worked in Montreal as Vice President, Human Resources of Induspac, which is a privately held business with 30 plants across Canada, the United-States and Mexico.

Mr. Boucher holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Relations from McGill University and an EMBA from McGill-HEC.

Tom Froggatt

Chief Commercial Officer

Biography

Tom Froggatt joined the Royal Canadian Mint as Chief Commercial Officer in August 2019, following the merger of the Vice President Marketing and VP Sales positions.

Prior to joining the Mint, Mr. Froggatt spent five years with car rental giant Hertz Canada as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and also acted as executive marketing consultant for the CEO of Hertz Global Holdings for two years in the United States. He has 12 years of experience at Canada Post Corporation where he held roles leading retail merchandising and store design, retail products and services, and government affairs. Earlier in his career, Mr. Froggatt worked in various senior sales and marketing roles in the consumer packaged goods manufacturing and retail industries.

Mr. Froggatt is a graduate of Business Administration – Marketing from Fleming College, Intensive French at McGill University, and the Executive Business Program at Queen's University.

Simon Kamel

Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Corporate and Legal Affairs

Biography

Simon Kamel joined the Royal Canadian Mint in 2011 and was appointed as Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Corporate and Legal Affairs in 2014.

He has oversight of the Corporate Secretariat, Legal Services, Regulatory Affairs and Linguistic Services. Mr. Kamel is also the designated Senior Officer for Disclosures, CAMLO (Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer) and the Anti-Terrorist Financing, Anti-Bribery and Responsible Metals Compliance Programs. He provides strategic legal advice, governance and thought leadership to the Mint as well as its Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Mint Mr. Kamel provided legal advisory services to Treasury Board Secretariat, the Department of National Defence and Environment Canada. He was also a Special Advisor and Senior Counsel to the Associate Deputy Minister of Justice Canada and litigator on behalf of the government of Canada before administrative tribunals and courts.

Mr. Kamel is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, having obtained a bachelor's degree in Social Science (Political Science) as well as his Law Degree. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1999. Mr. Kamel is also a member of the BIPOC community.

Jean-Laurent Rousset

Vice-President Operations

Biography

Jean-Laurent Rousset is the Royal Canadian Mint's Vice-President Operations.

He joined the organization in October 2019 after 18 years with Canada Post Corporation where he served as Director of Engineering, General Manager of Operations for Ontario and Nunavut, General Manager of Enterprise Quality, and most recently, General Manager of Customer Experience. In those roles, Mr. Rousset led teams on projects related to Lean and Six Sigma improvements, mental and physical safety programs, as well as strategies for learning and development.

He has a degree in industrial engineering, a Master of Business Administration and is a graduate of the Customer Experience Executive Academy.