ARTS/COMMUNICATIONS
MELANIE BERRY
President; Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), Toronto
DENISE DONLON
Executive director of English radio; CBC/SRC, Toronto
CÉLINE GALIPEAU
Journalist, chief anchor; Radio-Canada, Montreal
ROBERTA JAMIESON
President and chief executive officer; National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Ohsweken, Ont.
ENTREPRENEURS
ISABEL ALEXANDER
President and founder; Phancorp Inc., Brampton, Ont.
CONNIE CLERICI
President/CEO; Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Mississauga, Ont.
JANE GOWING
President; Gowing Contractors Ltd., St. George, Ont.
ANN KAPLAN
President and chief executive officer; Medicard Finance Inc., Toronto
LISETTE (LEE) McDONALD
President and chief executive officer; Southmedic Inc., Barrie, Ont.
LAKSHMI RAJ
Co-chief executive officer; Replicon Inc., Calgary
HEATHER REISMAN
Chairwoman and chief executive officer; Indigo Books & Music Inc., Toronto
LISE WATIER
Founder and co-chairman of the board; Lise Watier Cosmétiques, Montreal
KIM WEIMER
President and chief executive officer; Fastener Warehouse Ltd., Saskatoon
MAT WILCOX
CEO and founder; Wilcox Group, Vancouver
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2009 HALL OF FAME
STACEY ALLERTON FIRTH
Vice-president, Human resources; Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., Oakville, Ont.
TERI CURRIE
Executive vice-president; Human resources and corporate and public affairs; TD Bank Financial Group, Toronto
KIM McKENZIE
Executive vice-president, IT and solutions; Bank of Nova Scotia, Scarborough, Ont.
JESSICA McDONALD
Deputy minister to the premier and head of the B.C. Public Service; British Columbia Public Service, Victoria
INDIRA SAMARASEKERA
President and vice-chancellor; University of Alberta, Edmonton
LINDA M. COLLIER
President and chief executive officer; Tri-ad International Freight Forwarding Ltd., Mississauga, Ont.
SHEILA FRASER
Auditor general of Canada; Office of the Auditor General, Ottawa
BEVERLEY McLACHLIN
Chief Justice of Canada; Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa
LOUISE FRÉCHETTE
Deputy secretary-general; United Nations, New York
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TRAILBLAZERS AND TRENDSETTERS
JEAN AUGUSTINE
Former MP, Commissioner; Office of the Fairness Commissioner, Toronto
CATHERINE BOIVIE
Chief executive officer, Inventure Solutions and senior vice-president, IT, Vancity; Vancity/Inventure Solutions, Vancouver
FIONA BRINKMAN
Professor, Department of molecular biology and biochemistry; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
CATHERINE (KIKI) DELANEY
President; C.A. Delaney Capital Management Ltd., Toronto
RITA deSANTIS
Associate; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Montreal
BARBARA DREW
Former acting secretary general and chief executive officer; Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa
OLGA ILICH
President; Suncor Development Corp., Richmond, B.C.
PAULA KNIGHT
Vice-president, Corporate image and business excellence; Microsoft Canada Co., Mississauga, Ont.
ALDÉA LANDRY
President; Landal Inc., Moncton
KELLY MEIGHEN
President; T.R. Meighen Foundation, Toronto
KELLY MURUMETS
President and chief executive officer; ParticipACTION, Toronto
SAMANTHA NUTT
Executive director; War Child Canada, Toronto
ARLENE PONTING
Doctor; Science Alberta Foundation, Calgary
SHIRLEY PURVES
Executive director; Aspen Family and Community Network Society, Calgary
LOUISE ROY
Guest fellow and chairwoman of the Leadership for Tomorrow Forum; Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO), Montreal
MAUREEN SABIA
Chairwoman of the board; Canadian Tire Corp., Toronto
ILSE TREURNICHT
Chief executive officer; MaRS Discover District, Toronto
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PROFESSIONALS
BARBARA J. BOAKE
National leader, Professionals (Senior Leadership Team)/Partner, Bankruptcy and restructuring; McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto
KARYN BROOKS
Senior vice-president and controller, BCE & Bell; Bell Canada, Montreal
SHELLEY BROWN
Managing partner, Saskatchewan, Assurance and advisory; Deloitte & Touche LLP, Saskatoon
AUDREY HO
Senior vice-president, General counsel and corporate secretary; TELUS, Vancouver
ANNE-MARIE HUBERT
Managing partner, Advisory services; Ernst & Young LLP, Montreal
PATRICIA OLASKER
Partner; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto
NORA OSBALDESTON
Toronto/Markham office managing partner; Miller Thomson LLP, Toronto
DALE PONDER
Managing partner; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto
GABRIELLE M.R. RICHARDS
Partner, Tax; McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto
JUDITH SHAMIAN
President & CEO; Victorian Order of Nurses, Ottawa
CONSTANCE SUGIYAMA
Partner; Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Toronto
SALLY THORNE
Professor and director; University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver
LAUREL WOOD
Executive vice-president, Advisory services; Meyers Norris Penny LLP, Calgary
CATHERINE ZAHN
Executive vice-president; University Health Network, Toronto
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CHAMPIONS
JUDYLYNN ARCHER
President and chief executive officer; Women Building Futures, Edmonton
SUSAN BLACK
Chief human resources officer and senior vice-president, Strategic planning; Intact Financial Corp., Toronto
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FUTURE LEADERS
ANDREA BELVEDERE
Outgoing president, SIFE Ryerson; Founder and president, SAGE Canada; Vice-president, business development, Ryerson Entrepreneur Institute; Ryerson University – Ted Rogers School of Management and Ryerson Entrepreneur Institute, Toronto
MELANIA CHWYL
PhD candidate; University of Toronto, St. Catharines, Ont.
PRISCILLA NG
Marketing consultant; Intact Insurance, Western division, Calgary
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CORPORATE EXECUTIVES
DANA ADES-LANDY
Senior vice-president, National accounts, Commercial banking; Laurentian Bank, Montreal
SONIA BAXENDALE
Senior executive vice-president, CIBC, and president, CIBC Retail Markets; CIBC, Toronto
FRANCINE BLACKBURN
Executive vice-president and chief internal auditor; Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
CATHERINE BOOTH
Senior vice-president, Information technology; Loblaw Companies Ltd., Brampton, Ont.
SHERRI BRILLON
Executive vice-president, Strategic planning and portfolio management; EnCana Corp., Calgary
SHAUNEEN BRUDER
Executive vice-president, Business and commercial banking; Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
LESLEY CONWAY
President; Hopewell Residential Communities Inc., Calgary
MARIE-HUGUETTE CORMIER
Executive vice-president; Communications Desjardins Group, Montreal
CHRISTINE DAY
Chief executive officer; Lululemon Athletica Inc., Vancouver
BETTY DeVITA
Chairwoman and chief executive officer, Citibank Canada and Canada Citi Country Officer; Citibank Canada, Toronto
DAWN GRAHAM
President; Merck Frosst Canada Ltd., Kirkland, Que.
SANDRA HANINGTON
Executive vice-president; BMO Financial Group, Toronto
WENDY HANNAM
Executive vice-president, Sales and service, Products and marketing, International banking; Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
DEBRA HEWSON
President and chief executive officer; Odlum Brown Ltd., Vancouver
JANET HOLDER
President; Enbridge Gas Distribution, Toronto
DEBRA KELLY-ENNIS
President; Diageo Canada, Etobicoke, Ont.
ANNALISA KING
Chief financial officer and vice-president; Best Buy Canada Ltd., Burnaby, B.C.
STEPHANI KINGSMILL
Senior vice-president and general manager, Real estate; Manulife Financial, Toronto
LYNDA KITAMURA
Vice-president, Finance, Americas, Technology Solutions Group; Hewlett-Packard Co., Bolton, Ont.
CHRISTINA KRAMER
Executive vice-president, Distribution services, CIBC Retail Markets; CIBC, Toronto
LINDA KUGA PIKULIN
President; Pepsi Bottling Group, Mississauga, Ont.
BARBARA MASON
Executive vice-president, Wealth management and retail deposits, Canada; Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
KAREN METRAKOS
Executive vice-president, Technology development and enterprise infrastructure; Bank of Montreal Group of Companies, Toronto
KERRI MOLINARO
President; IKEA Canada, Burlington, Ont.
LESLIE O’DONOGHUE
Chief legal officer, senior vice-president, Business development; Agrium Inc., Calgary
SYLVIE PAQUETTE
Senior vice-president and general manager, Property and casualty insurance; Desjardins Group, Lévis, Que.
KERRY PEACOCK
Executive vice-president, Branch banking, TD Canada Trust; TD Bank, Toronto
FRANCE ROY MAFFEÏ
Senior vice-president, Operations, retail and commercial banking; National Bank Financial Group, Montreal
LYNDA SULLIVAN
Executive vice-president and controller; Manulife Financial, Toronto
HEATHER TULK
Senior vice-president, Customer solutions; Bell Aliant, Halifax
MARY ANN TURCKE
Executive vice-president, Field services; Bell Canada, Toronto
ANNETTE VERSCHUREN
President of Canada and Asia; Home Depot, Scarborough, Ont.
TAMARA VROOMAN
Chief executive officer; Vancity, Vancouver
BENITA WARMBOLD
Senior vice-president and chief operations officer; CPP Investment Board, Toronto
KATHLEEN ZICAT
Senior vice-president, Sales and service, Retail banking; National Bank Financial Group, Montreal
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PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS
JANICE BAKER
City manager and chief administrative officer; City of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ont.
JANE BIRD
Chief executive officer; Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc. (CLCO), Vancouver
JANET DAVIDSON
President and chief executive officer; Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ont.
LISADE WILDE
Chief executive officer; TVO, Toronto
LAURA FORMUSA
President and chief executive officer; Hydro One Inc., Toronto
DANA HAYDEN
Deputy minister, Ministry of Forests and Range; Government of British Columbia, Victoria
PAMELA HINE
Deputy minister, Education; Yukon Government, Whitehorse
SHELLY JAMIESON
Secretary of the cabinet, Head of the Ontario public service; Government of Ontario, Toronto
KAREN KINSLEY
President and chief executive officer; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., Ottawa
HEATHER MUNROE-BLUM
Principal and vice-chancellor; McGill University, Montreal
DEBORAH NEWMAN
Deputy minister, Ontario ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Toronto
CHRISTINE (CHRIS) POWER
President and chief executive officer; Capital District Health Authority, Halifax
VIANNE TIMMONS
President and vice-chancellor; University of Regina, Saskatchewan
BEV VAN RUYVEN
Executive vice-president, Customer care and conservation; BC Hydro, Vancouver
JUDITH WOODSWORTH
President and vice-chancellor; Concordia University, Montreal
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
CORRECTION
Rita deSantis is a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Montreal. Incorrect information was published yesterday.