Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian businesswoman, co-founded Desjardins Group (born 1858)

Dorimène Roy Desjardins

Marie-Clara Dorimène Roy Desjardins and her husband, Alphonse Desjardins, were the co-founders of the Caisses populaires Desjardins, a forerunner of North American credit unions. She was appointed honorary member of the Union régionale des caisses populaires Desjardins de Québec…

Desjardins Group

Canadian association of credit unions

The Desjardins Group is a Canadian financial service cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis, Quebec by Alphonse Desjardins. While its legal headquarters remains in Lévis, most of the executive management,…