On April 23, 2025, the 14th edition of the CFO Dinner, presented by Scotiabank, brought together influential leaders from Montreal’s business community around a shared goal: supporting young victims of sexual violence accompanied by Marie-Vincent. With “Superheroes” as its theme, this edition paid tribute to everyone whose commitment helps protect youth and restore their hope.

Thanks to the presence and dedication of guests and sponsors, a remarkable amount of more than $460,000 was raised. These funds will help provide specialized services to youth and their loved ones, prevent sexual violence, train professionals, and advance research applied to intervention.

The event was also an opportunity to celebrate two milestones in our organization’s history:

• Marie-Vincent’s 50th anniversary
• 10 years of commitment from Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as spokesperson

Thank you to everyone who made this evening a success:

Our chef–CFO duos:

• Antonino Borsellino, CPA (Montoni) and Joe Rodriguez (Traiteur Parreira)
• Sonia Girolamo, CPA (Pharmascience) and Karine Beauchamp (Restaurant de l’ITHQ)
• Bianka Monette (Moment Factory) and Andersen Lee (Oncle Lee, Oncle Lee Kăo)
• Jean Trudel (Innergex) and Maxime Gagné (Mitch Deli)
• Dominic Grimard (Power Sustainable) with Joseph Davey and Rodrigo Olguin (Moishes)
• Asha Hotchandani Bakshani (Lightspeed) and Frank Vilpoux (Arhoma)

A special thank you to our head chef, Franco Parreira (Traiteur Parreira), for coordinating the culinary side of things.

The organizing committee, chaired by Luc Ouellet (Scotiabank), with:

• Sonya Branco
• Carl Gauvreau, FCPA, MBA (Quebec Blue Cross)
• Gabriel Grenier (TD Securities)
• Katia Marquier (Fednav Limited)
• Richard O’Doherty (McCarthy Tétrault)
• Jessica Pathy (Pathy Foundation)

Thank you as well to Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, spokesperson for Marie-Vincent, and Lily Thibeault, actress and author, for their heartfelt and caring co-hosting!

Exceptional sponsors

An event of this scale could not exist without the support of generous and loyal partners. We warmly thank all our sponsors for their essential contribution to Marie-Vincent’s mission.

Presenter

• Scotiabank

Dinosaur Sponsors (Major partners)

• Québecor
• TD

Marvin Sponsor

• EY

Compass Sponsors

• BCF Business Law
• Quebec Blue Cross
• McCarthy Tétrault

Explorer Sponsors

• Axium Infrastructure
• Eckler
• Énergir
• Normandin Beaudry

Chef–CFO Sponsors

• BDO
• Innergex
• KPMG
• Montoni

In-kind partners

• Metro
• Saputo
• SAQ
• Cava Rose
• Geneviève Gagnon photographe

Thank you, everyone, for being part of our protective community. Your support allows us to build a safer and fairer future for children.

See you next year!

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