Biography - Marie-Andrée Mallette

Marie-Andrée Mallette participates in a large-scale commercial crops and coloured beans operation in Quebec, with a focus on exporting. She has been Chair of the Audit Committee and Director of FCC since 1995. A lawyer in the agriculture domain for 18 years, she has served as the regional director of the Quebec Business Women’s Association and she founded the Beauharnois-Valleyfield chapter of the AFAQ (Association des femmes d’affaires du Québec). From 1998-2000 she was in-house legal counsel for ACE/Security Laminates which specializes in manufacturing and distributing of secure window laminating technology. Ms. Malette has also provided advisory services to exporting companies and agricultural operations seeking equity financing. She is active with the Chamber of Commerce, the Women for Access to Political and Economic Power, and the Canadian Bar Association. Ms. Mallette contributes to her community by organizing educational programs at the primary level and by participating in fundraising projects for organization such as the Canadian Postal Museum and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec.