Yanick Blanchard has over 25 years of experience in the finance sector. Mr. Blanchard chairs the Audit Committee of Medical Facilities Corporation (TSX:DR) and is an experienced executive who most recently served as Executive Vice-President, Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate & Investment Banking for National Bank of Canada where he was responsible for oversight of all investment banking, M&A, credit capital market and loan structuring and syndication activities. He was also Chair of National Bank’s Capital Allocation Committee and Financial Markets Management Committee. At National Bank, Mr. Blanchard led a team of over 250 professionals based in Calgary, Montreal, New York, Toronto and Vancouver, and spearheaded the implementation of National Bank’s corporate strategy for the delivery of integrated service offerings for all corporate clients. Mr. Blanchard holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and a bachelor’s degree in finance from HEC Montreal.