Experience

A Principal in our Montreal office, Guillaume joined Eckler in 2014. He specializes in retirement plans and post-retirement benefit programs for funding, administration, plan design and mergers and acquisitions. Over the years, Guillaume has developed an expertise in benefit plan accounting under Canadian, US and international accounting standards. Guillaume is known for his creative solutions, his focus on results and he is also excellent at making complex information accessible.

Guillaume is a member of the CIA Committee on Pension and Post-retirement Benefit Accounting Discount Rates. He was also a member of the CIA International Pension and Employee Benefits Standards Committee.

A graduate of Laval University, Guillaume holds a bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science. He is also a Fellow of both the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and the Society of Actuaries (FSA).

Areas of Expertise

  • Defined benefit pension plan and other post-employment benefit plan valuation
  • Supplemental employee retirement plans (SERPs)
  • Target benefit pension plans
  • Designated plans
  • Pension plan accounting
  • Defined contribution/ Capital accumulation plan consulting
  • Consultation with boards
  • Total rewards
  • Plan design
  • Plan governance
  • Plan funding
  • Annuity purchase

Professional Qualifications

Professional Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science – Laval University
  • Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA)
  • Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)
Professional Activities
  • Member of the CIA Committee Pension and Post-Employment Benefit Accounting Discount Rates

Thought Leadership

Rentes sans rachat des engagements: acheter la paix d’esprit (Only in French)
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