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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.
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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, 2025 | Board Meeting Attendance | ACU Committee Membership and Attendance | |||
| Audit & Risk | Governance & Ethics | Human Resources Policy & Compensation | Nominating | ||
| Garnet McBurney CHAIR |
8/8 | 4/4 | 4/4 | ||
| Jacqueline Keena VICE CHAIR |
7/8 | 4/4 COMMITTEE CHAIR |
4/4 | ||
| Darrel Nadeau VICE CHAIR |
8/8 | 7/7 | 4/4 | ||
| Jim Abernethy DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 4/4 COMMITTEE CHAIR |
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| Jane Brown DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 7/7 | |||
| Stéphane Dorge DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 4/4 COMMITTEE CHAIR |
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| Don Johal DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 4/4 | |||
| Patrick Fortier DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 4/4 | |||
| Crystal Laborero DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 4/4 | 4/4 | ||
| Jeff Leclerc DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 4/4 | |||
| Priti Mehta-Shah DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 7/7 COMMITTEE CHAIR |
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| Alain Molgat DIRECTOR |
8/8 | 7/7 |
4/4
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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 2025, total remuneration to the ACU Board of Directors was $449,000. ACU paid expenses on behalf of Directors amounting to $47,000, inclusive of the Board training and development expenses itemized in the following section.
As of December 31, 2025, outstanding loans to Directors totaled $1,038,000, of which nil was at government prescribed rates of interest. Director loans totaled 0.01% of our assets.
Board Training
Every year, the Board approves a training and development program for the Board, individual Directors and Board Committees. In 2025 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 2025, $35,000 was spent on Board training and development.