TORONTO, May 15, 2019 /CNW/ - Founder Caldwell (TSX:
CWL) and Presenting Partner MNP LLP today announce that
Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Advisory
Board will meet today to select the 2019 honourees.
The Canada's Top 40 Under 40
independent Advisory Board comprises more than 20 respected and
experienced individuals from across Canada, including past Top 40 honourees who
are leaders in their industries, professions and communities. The
Board reflects the diversity and leadership excellence in Canadian
business.
Joining the Board this year for the first time are:
Bruce Leboff
Managing
Director, Client Wealth Management
Gluskin Sheff + Associates
Ravi Saligram
Chief
Executive Officer & Director
Ritchie Bros.
Geeta Sankappanavar
Co-founder & President
Grafton Asset Management Inc.
Ed Sims
President &
CEO
WestJet
Christian
Sinclair
Onekanew (Chief)
Opaskwayak Cree Nation
"Each year, the Top 40 Advisory Board puts a considerable amount
of work into reviewing nominees' material and they attend our
selection meeting to make the final decisions of who will be the 40
honourees. We are honoured and proud to have this group of esteemed
leaders come together to support this important initiative for
business and communities in Canada," said Elan Pratzer, Partner, Real
Estate and Financial Services at Caldwell, Top 40's Founding
Partner. "We thank them for their support and significant
contribution to the Top 40 program."
"MNP has always been a champion of the entrepreneurial spirit on
which our country is built, so we're delighted to be part of this
unique and influential program that celebrates the very best of
Canada's present and future
leaders," said Jason Tuffs, Chief Executive Officer, MNP and a
member of the Top 40 Advisory Board. "Choosing just 40 individuals
is going to be an exceptionally difficult task and so we're
thrilled to have brought together an exceptional group of leaders
from across Canada to select the
final recipients."
Following are the members of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Advisory Board
are:
Moya Cahill
Chief
Executive Officer, Pangeo Subsea Inc.
Victor G.
Dodig
President & Chief Executive Officer,
CIBC
David Garofalo
Mining
Sector Leader
E.M. Blake
Hutcheson
President & Chief Pension Officer,
OMERS
Mitch Joel
President,
Six Pixels Group
Bruce Leboff
Managing
Director, Client Wealth Management, Gluskin Sheff + Associates
Andrew
MacLeod
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Postmedia Network Inc.
Susan McIsaac
Chief
Philanthropy Officer, Right To Play International
Dave Mowat
Retired
Chief Executive Officer, ATB Financial
Karen
Oldfield
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Halifax Port Authority
Sue Paish, OC
Chief
Executive Officer, Digital Technology Supercluster
Tracey
Pearce
President, Distribution and Pay, Bell
Media
Barry V.
Perry
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Fortis
Dale Ponder
Co-Chair,
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
LLP
Jane Rowe
Executive
Managing Director & Head, Equities, Ontario Teachers' Pension
Plan
John Ruffolo
Founder,
OMERS Ventures
Co-Founder, Council of Canadian Innovators
Ravi Saligram
Chief
Executive Officer & Director, Ritchie
Bros.
Geeta Sankappanavar
Co-founder & President,
Grafton Asset Management Inc.
Ed Sims
President &
Chief Executive Officer, WestJet
Christian
Sinclair
Onekanew (Chief), Opaskwayak Cree Nation
Paul Soubry
President
& Chief Executive Officer, NFI Group (New Flyer Industries |
Motor Coach Industries)
Vianne
Timmons
President and Vice Chancellor, University of Regina
Jason Tuffs
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
MNP
Mary Ann Turcke
Chief
Operating Officer, National Football League
W. Brett
Wilson
Chairman, Prairie Merchant Corporation
Please visit www.canadastop40under40.com for detailed
profiles on each member.
Canada's Top 40 Under
40® is an annual recognition of the exceptional
achievements of 40 outstanding Canadians under the age of 40. The
program is supported by several prominent organizations all
enthusiastically committed to Top 40's success, including:
Founder and Managing Partner Caldwell; Presenting
Partner MNP; National Partner Gluskin Sheff + Associates
Inc.; Media Partners BNN Bloomberg and National Post; and
Travel Partner WestJet.
Founded in 1995 by Caldwell, Top 40 has recognized more than 720
outstanding Canadians and is the country's most coveted award for
young business leaders. Honourees have a remarkable track record of
achievement after their win; the ranks of Top 40 alumni include
hundreds of nationally and internationally prominent CEOs, CFOs,
executives, and entrepreneurs.
Canada's Top 40 Under 40
Recipients will be announced on BNN Bloomberg and in National Post
on June 26, 2019, and they will be
honoured at an awards night gala held in Toronto on November 6,
2019. Visit the website for more details:
https://canadastop40under40.com/
About MNP
MNP is one of the largest national accounting and consulting
firms in Canada, providing
client-focused accounting, taxation and consulting advice. National
in scope and local in focus, MNP has proudly served individuals and
public and private companies for 60 years. Through the development
of strong relationships, MNP provides personalized strategies and a
local perspective to help organizations succeed. For more
information, visit www.mnp.ca.
About Caldwell Partners
At Caldwell we believe Talent Transforms. As a leading provider
of executive talent, we enable our clients to thrive and succeed by
helping them identify, recruit and retain their best people. Our
reputation–nearly 50 years in the making–has been built on
transformative searches across functions and geographies at the
very highest levels of management and operations. We leverage our
skills and networks to also provide agile talent in the form of
flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for
support in strategy and operations. With offices and partners
across North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific, we take pride in delivering an unmatched level of
service and expertise to our clients.
The Caldwell Partners' Common shares are listed on The Toronto
Stock Exchange (TSX: CWL). Please visit our website at
www.caldwellpartners.com for further information.
SOURCE The Caldwell Partners International Inc.