Claude Pinard

Claude Pinard has been President and Executive Director of Centraide of Greater Montreal since July 2021. Centraide is a strategic social investor that provides regular annual support to a network of 350 agencies and collective projects that fight poverty and social exclusion.
Before joining Centraide, Claude oversaw the activities of the Mirella and Lino Saputo Foundation, a private family foundation devoted to improving the well‐being of individuals living with disabilities, seniors, and people from immigrant backgrounds, as its executive director from 2013 to 2021. Prior to this position, Claude developed his career in both the public and private sectors, as he held management and leadership positions at Saputo Inc. and acted as a special advisor to the president of Hydro‐Québec.
Claude has a degree in Political Science and also studied Communications. His skills include public relations, philanthropy, marketing and sports management. He is currently president of the Fédération québécoise des sports cyclistes.