Board members

Mario Sauvé is a man with a big heart. He has been Co-Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2019. Having worked in retail for his entire career, he joined Ultramar in June 1995, holding various positions in the marketing and operations spheres. Since 2020, he has held the position of Vice President of Retail Sales for Canada. Some of his core values are sharing and getting involved in his community, and as such, he has been doing so in the region where he lives for many years, whether helping out with Christmas baskets, volunteering at the CLSC, etc. On a more personal note, he says he has been deeply in love with his wife of 40 years. Mario is also the happy father of three adult children.

Although many could assume that he is a full-time film buff, Jonathan’s profession is that of a lawyer. He currently holds the position of Director—Legal Services with Corporation Parkland and takes great pride in the day-to-day work of the Canadian legal team within the company. He is an avid moviegoer and can regularly be seen in the front rows of movie theatres across Canada. He has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2018, Co-Chair since 2019, and considers himself privileged to be surrounded by colleagues dedicated to the implementation of the Foundation’s mission for children.

Mathieu has been with the Ultramar team for 15 years and has held several roles within the accounting group. He currently occupies the position of Direction of Financial Process Integration for Retail. He had the honour of joining the Ultramar Foundation in 2020, which has allowed him to combine his professional knowledge with his desire to give back to society. As the father of two beautiful children, he is very proud of the passion that all board members, as well as the Parkland family at large, have towards wanting to make a difference in the lives of children.

Ginette has been with the Parkland family for eight years, acting as the coordinator of the Operations Department. She has been a proud member of the Ultramar Foundation’s Board of Directors for three years. Compassion is at the heart of who she is. Ginette volunteers in many different ways and has done so for a long time. For her, doing good “feels good”. Empathy brings out the best in people, it makes our society a fairer, kinder, and more compassionate place. Being good to everyone all the time; for Ginette, there is no other way of being. She is passionate about music and cannot imagine living without it.

As a child, Sarah dreamed of being forgotten in a “Zellers” after closing time to eat licorice while riding her bike before setting up camp in the toy section. She may not have achieved this dream, but she has spent the last 12 years working in the marketing field with the country’s largest retail establishments to transform their brands into a staple in people’s minds. She joined the Utramar Foundation last March with that same intention, that of making a difference in the lives of the children she supports.

Jean-Michel joined the broad Ultramar family in 1996 and has held several positions since then. He started out with the corporate teams and then transitionned with the independent retailers in 1999, where he played several roles. Furthermore, he was very recently promoted to the position of Business Development Director (Marché Express). He has been a member of the Ultramar Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2019. He is very proud of the passion that all the board members as well as the Parkland family at large have in wanting to make a difference in the lives of children. He is a father of two and a snowmobile enthusiast. In the winter, don’t bother looking for him; he is most likely astride a snowmobile on some trail or other.

Sébastien has held the position of Director of IT for Parkland’s Canadian Retail Operations since 2017. He has held various IT management positions during his career. This includes serving as Director of Point-of-Sale Systems and Director of Application Development at Valero, as well as Senior Director of Information Technology at CST prior to its acquisition by Parkland. He joined the Ultramar Foundation as a director in 2019. As the father of both a daughter and a son, he truly cares about children's well-being. As such, the Foundation's main mission really spoke to him. He is passionate about cooking and has over 40 recipe books. He took advantage of the lockdown to test out some recipes with his family.