CGI Inc. announced that Sophie Brochu will join its Board of Directors in September 2023. Ms. Brochu has over 30 years of experience in the energy sector. From 2020 to April 2023, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro-Québec.

Ms. Brochu spent most of her career at Énergir, where she served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2019. Under her leadership, the Québec gas distributor added renewable natural gas to its supply portfolio and became a major player in the wind and solar energy spaces in both Canada and the U.S. Sophie Brochu holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Université Laval and sits on the board of Banque de Montréal (BMO). Very active in the community, she has been involved with Centraide of Greater Montreal for many years and co-founded ruelle de l'avenir, a non-profit organization that encourages students in the Centre-Sud and Hochelaga neighborhoods of Montréal to stay in school.

She also chairs the board of Fondation Forces AVENIR and volunteers as a leader of The A Effect, an initiative whose aim is to promote the participation of women at all organizational levels. Ms. Brochu was awarded honorary doctorates by Université de Montréal (HEC Montréal) and Bishop's University. She is a member of the Order of Canada and an officer of the Ordre national du Québec.