Strengthening Canada’s cooperative financial services sector isn’t just about adapting to change — it starts with the courage to say hard truths out loud. That honesty is the foundation for addressing complex problems, building resilient institutions and helping communities thrive.

Naen Lamarche

Partner, EY Canada Credit Union Leader

EY Canada Credit Union Sector Leader. Team builder and transformation leader. Banking technology advisor. Traveler, home cook, and chaser of new experiences.

Naen Lamarche is EY Canada’s Credit Union Sector Leader and a Banking Technology Partner, serving Canada’s credit union sector. She helps financial services organizations navigate complex business and technology transformation with clarity, pragmatism and a steady focus on what matters most: helping teams make confident decisions and move forward with purpose.

Naen’s work spans enterprise and sector strategy, operating model design, technology-enabled change and large-scale execution. She brings deep experience in credit unions and mid-tier financial institutions, combining sector insight with practical delivery discipline to help clients modernize how they operate, compete and serve their members.

She is serious about outcomes, accountability and the trust clients place in EY, while bringing an approachable leadership style and a healthy sense of perspective. Her approach is collaborative, direct and grounded in the belief that transformation works effectively when strategy, technology and people move together.

Outside of work, Naen loves to travel, host family and friends for home-cooked meals and remain active trying new things. Outside of work, Naen loves to travel, host family and friends for home-cooked meals and remain active trying new things.

How Naen is shaping the future with confidence

Naen contributes to building a better working world by fostering environments where each individual can be part of something bigger than themselves. She began her career as a single mom and was fortunate to have people who gave her opportunities to learn, grow and fail safely. That experience continues to shape how she leads. She tries to pay it forward by building teams that reflect a range of backgrounds and experiences, while setting expectations that encourage people to stretch beyond what they may have thought possible. For Naen, building a better working world means helping create conditions where people can learn, contribute and succeed.

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