Claudine Bouchard appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro-Québec
July 9, 2025
It is with great pleasure that Hydro-Québec’s Board of Directors confirms the appointment of Claudine Bouchard as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating and Infrastructure Officer since September 2023, Claudine Bouchard has been with Hydro-Québec for over 25 years, including five as a member of senior management. A visionary and strategic leader, Ms. Bouchard has been leading the modernization and development of our energy system and is one of the architects of the Action Plan 2035.
A seasoned manager who is close to her teams, Claudine Bouchard has a results-driven approach. She has led major optimization and transformation initiatives, including a plan to improve service quality that reduced outages by 50% in 2024. Today, she oversees the management of $100 billion in assets, including 88 hydropower generating stations and 264,000 km of power lines, as well as the construction of all new infrastructures. She is also playing a major role in the agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador.
This appointment is the result of a rigorous recruitment process carried out by Hydro-Québec’s Board of Directors in collaboration with the Québec government.
