Johanne Papillon and Yousry Bissada join the Board of Directors of iA Financial Corporation Inc.

QUEBEC CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iA Financial Corporation Inc. (TSX: IAG) today announced the appointment of Johanne Papillon and Yousry Bissada to its Board of Directors, effective September 23, 2025.

Johanne Papillon has over 25 years of experience in the Canadian financial services industry. From January 2020 to December 2022, she was Senior Vice-President, Business & Financial Implications, IFRS 17/9 of Sun Life Financial Inc., where she was responsible for identifying and optimizing the business and financial impacts of the new IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 accounting standards. Prior to this role, she was Senior Vice-President, Global Asset-Liability Management until 2019. Between 2010 and 2016, she held various Vice-President positions within Sun Life Financial Inc. and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining Sun Life, Ms. Papillon worked for William M. Mercer Limited from 1990 to 1994 and subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility at Manulife Financial Corporation until January 2010.

Johanne Papillon holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Concordia University. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and of the Society of Actuaries (FSA).

Yousry Bissada was President and CEO of Home Trust and Home Bank, from 2017 to 2025, as well as of Home Capital Group Inc., from 2017 to 2023, where he successfully led the financial institution through a period of crisis, transformation and growth. From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Bissada was President and CEO of Kanetix Ltd., a digital leader providing financial product comparisons and solutions. From 2000 to 2011, he was the President and CEO of Filogix Inc.

Yousry Bissada is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified General Accountant (CPA/CGA). He holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is an Accredited Mortgage Professional of Canada. He completed the Executive Management Program at Queen's University.

Chaired by Jacques Martin, the Board of Directors of iA Financial Corporation Inc. now has fifteen directors, fourteen of whom are independent and 47% of whom are women.

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iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in Canada, with operations in the United States. Founded in 1892, it is an important Canadian public company and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IAG (common shares).

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