Charles Brindamour is President and Chief Executive Officer of Intact Financial Corporation, the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in the country. He was appointed CEO on January 1, 2008. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief Operating Officer, a role he held since January 2007.
Mr. Brindamour began his career at with ING Groep in 1992 as an actuary and went on to hold a series of progressive management positions in St-Hyacinthe, Toronto and Amsterdam. He was then appointed as Chief Actuary and Chief Financial Officer for ING Romania in 1997, where he was responsible for the actuarial, corporate services, finance, investments and strategic planning groups.
Upon his return to the Canadian company in 1999, he became Vice-President of Finance, where he was responsible for a number of functions including acquisitions, strategic planning, and capital management. In 2001, he became Senior Vice-President of Personal Lines. In 2004, he was appointed Executive Vice-President and was responsible for the underwriting and claims divisions, planning and corporate development, as well as investor relations.
A graduate of Laval University, Mr. Brindamour received his Bachelor of Science Actuarial degree in 1992. He became an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society in 1995.
Mr. Brindamour is a Board member of Intact Financial Corporation, and is currently serving on the Board of the General Insurance Statistical Agency.