Gaétan Desroches was named CEO of La Coop fédérée, effective April 14. He succeeds Claude Lafleur, who recently became director general of IFFCO Canada.
Desroches has been La Coop’s chief operating officer since 2006, and has been with the cooperative since 1983. In total, he has over 30 years of experience working for ag cooperatives, having worked earlier for Comax ag cooperative. He is a graduate in Agricultural Sciences from Univesite Laval and holds an MBA from Universite de Sherbrooke.