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Transparency in governance

We are committed to providing clear, accessible information about director compensation, meeting attendance and loans. These disclosures reflect our values of accountability and openness to our members.

Director meeting attendance

This information is updated annually, and reports on ACU Director meeting attendance, remuneration and loans for the prior year.

 
Members of the ACU Board as at December 31, 2024 Board Meeting Attendance ACU Committee Membership and Attendance
Audit & Risk Governance & Ethics Human Resources Policy & Compensation Nominating
Crystal Laborero
CHAIR
9/9   4/4 3/3  
Anne Lindsey
VICE CHAIR
9/9   4/4
COMMITTEE CHAIR
   
Marina James
DIRECTOR
2/2
until March 2024
2/2
until March 2024
1/1
until March 2024
   
Don Johal
DIRECTOR
9/9   4/4 3/3  
Jacqueline Keena
DIRECTOR
9/9     3/3
COMMITTEE CHAIR
from May 2024
1/1
COMMITTEE CHAIR
until May 2024
Paul Lacap
DIRECTOR
9/9     3/3
COMMITTEE CHAIR
until May 2024
 
Jeff Leclerc
DIRECTOR
9/9
  2/2
from May 2024
 
1/1
Diane Lee Sousa
DIRECTOR
8/9 6/6    
1/1
COMMITTEE CHAIR
from May 2024
Kelley Malowski 
DIRECTOR
7/7 3/3      
Priti Mehta-Shah
DIRECTOR
8/9
6/6
COMMITTEE CHAIR
from May 2024
     
Alain Molgat
DIRECTOR
9/9 6/6
COMMITTEE CHAIR
until May 2024
   
 

Remuneration and Loans

ACU Directors are paid an annual retainer and a per diem for attending Board and Committee meetings as well as other eligible meetings, as agreed to by the Board. In 2024, total remuneration to the ACU Board of Directors was $438,000. ACU paid expenses on behalf of Directors amounting to $27,000, inclusive of the Board training and development expenses itemized in the following section.

As of December 31, 2024, outstanding loans to Directors totaled $1,068,000, of which nil was at government prescribed rates of interest. Director loans totaled 0.03% of our assets.

 

Board Training

Every year, the Board approves a training and development program for the Board, individual Directors and Board Committees. In 2024 this included: mandatory Credit Union Director Achievement training, attendance at the national conference for credit unions, hosted by the Canadian Credit Union Association, the Manitoba Directors’ Forum hosted by Credit Union Central of Manitoba, and various training courses, workshops and webinars. In 2024, $24,000 was spent on Board training and development.