Arianne Phosphate, Saguenay, Quebec, a development-stage phosphate mining company, advancing the Lac à Paul project in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, announced on Oct 3 that Geneviève Ayotte will be joining the company as its CFO, replacing Pier-Élise Hébert-Tremblay.
Ayotte is a member of the Certified Professional Accountants of Quebec and graduated from HEC Montréal with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a D.E.S.S. in public accounting. Outside of her accounting profession, she also serves as President of Women in Mining – Montreal.
The company said that since 2008 she developed extensive mining knowledge, specifically in public accounting, at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Among the many mining clients she worked with, Arianne said she has been an important member of the team working on the Arianne account from 2016-2021, serving most recently as Audit Director.