Jean Pierre Sabourin
Chief Executive Officer, PIDM

Jean Pierre (JP) Sabourin was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PIDM in August 2005. He has unparalleled expertise in all aspects of deposit insurance and is very much in demand internationally. His assistance has been widely sought by other countries on establishing and improving their deposit insurance systems. Among his many achievements, he chaired the Financial Stability Forum s international study and working groups on deposit insurance and the first ever APEC Policy Dialogue on Deposit Insurance. In May 2002, he led the establishment of the International Association of Deposit Insurers and was elected its first Chair of the Executive Council and President, a position he still holds. He was employed by Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) from 1976, and held various positions within CDIC before becoming its President and CEO in 1990, until his retirement in 2005. Under his leadership, PIDM is building a best practice deposit insurer. He is also Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the International Centre for Leadership in Finance (ICLIF). He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto.