Cercle canadien : Événement with Patrick Decostre

It’s Time to Start Talking About Climate Again

As the impacts of climate change become increasingly apparent, particularly on our economy, climate issues paradoxically seem to be receiving less and less attention in the public debate. Why the silence, and what role can businesses and their leaders play in breaking it?
Patrick Decostre, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boralex, will invite us to turn up the volume and give climate the attention it deserves.
Following a brief address, Mr. Decostre will have a conversation with Nathalie Palladitcheff, Corporate Director.

Please note that the presentation will be in French.
 

 

Biographies

 

Patrick Decostre

Patrick Decostre is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Boralex. After spending nearly 18 years developing the company’s European business, in 2019 he transferred to Montreal to become Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Today, with now over 20 years of experience in renewable energy and being actively involved in the protection of the environement, Patrick has forged a strong link between his extensive European expertise and Boralex’s Quebec and North American roots.
Patrick began his career in 1996, working in France and the United Kingdom, where he quickly gained recognition for his deep understanding of the energy industry, his strategic acumen and his business development expertise. As Boralex’s first employee in Europe, he launched the company’s wind business and directed all its development and operations activities. Thanks to his efforts and those of the team he built from scratch, Boralex has been since 2014 the leading independent producer of onshore wind power in France.
Now President of the company, Patrick is making his mark with his characteristic human and inclusive leadership, forward-looking mindset, and ambitious vision for Boralex. This is notably reflected in the Company's 2030 Strategy, a growth plan focused on efficiency, resilience and long-term differentiation, and based on an in-depth knowledge of Boralex's markets.
Day in and day out, Patrick can count on the support of his wife and their three children, who embarked with him on his Montreal adventure in 2019. Passionate about the great outdoors, active and eager to explore new horizons, his family fuels his drive to contribute every day to the fight against climate change.
A native of Belgium, Patrick Decostre is a graduate of École Polytechnique (Brussels) in civil engineering in physics, the Solvay Business School (Brussels) in business administration and the Oxford University’s Saïd Business School in various special programmes. Before joining Boralex in 2001, he worked for EDF (Électricité de France) as an engineer and industrial project manager. Patrick has also served on the boards of France Énergie Éolienne (FEE) and the Cercle des dirigeants d'entreprises franco-québécois.

Nathalie Palladitcheff

Nathalie Palladitcheff began her career at PwC in 1991. From 1997 onward, she held a number of senior financial and executive leadership positions within the Crédit Agricole Group and subsequently with publicly listed real estate investment companies in France.
In 2015, she relocated to Quebec to join Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate subsidiary of La Caisse, initially as Chief Financial Officer. She later became President and Chief Executive Officer, a position she held until 2024.
A dual French and Canadian citizen, Nathalie Palladitcheff is recognized for her ability to lead organizational transformations in international environments. She has served on the boards of several private and publicly listed companies.
She currently serves on the boards of TD Bank and Canada Steamship Lines and represents La Caisse on the Board of Directors of Alstom. Actively involved in philanthropy, she also serves on the board of the Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation and is Vice-President of Cœliaque Québec.

 

 

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