Ms. Cherenfant joined VIA Rail in December 2023 as Chief Strategy Officer. In her role, she oversees the Corporate Strategy, Enterprise Risk Management, Sustainability, Real Estate and Continuous Improvement teams to ensure the realization of VIA’s strategic plan and to support the organization’s long-term financial health, growth and success.
Ms. Cherenfant is an impact leader, recognized for her ability to mobilize multidisciplinary teams and bring innovative projects to fruition. An engineer by training and an intrapreneur, she has proven experience in business strategy, product development and operational performance optimization. Before joining VIA Rail, she spearheaded operational excellence projects for renowned companies such as Bombardier and Créatech/Bell, and held the position of Vice-President, Business Lead at Cossette/PlusCompany.
A graduate in industrial engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, Ms. Cherenfant sits on the board of Télé-Québec, an organization of the government of Quebec and is a member of the investment committee at Fondaction, a sustainable finance leader with over $3B in assets focusing on investments that generate positive economic, social, and environmental impacts in addition to financial returns.
