Mandate of the Board
The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Chamber between annual or special meetings of the membership. It is mandated to conduct the business of the Canadian Chamber and to oversee its financial transactions (standard fiduciary responsibility), and is responsible for the implementation, interpretation and promotion of policies approved by the membership. For more information, please contact Janet Boden - (613) 238-4000 ext. 245.
2009 - 2010
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Chair of the Board of Directors
Shauneen Bruder
Executive Vice President, Business & Commercial Banking
RBC Financial Group
Toronto, ON
First Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors
Elyse Allan
President and CEO
GE Canada
Mississauga, ON
Second Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors
Bob Youden
Senior Vice President and Regional Operating Unit Leader of Canada East
Stantec B
Saint John, NB
Third Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors
David Paterson
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs
Manulife
Toronto, ON
Treasurer of the Board of Directors
John Jacobsen
President
Tower Group of Companies
Iqaluit, NU
Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors
Roger Thomas
FLINT Energy Services Ltd.
Calgary, AB
President & CEO
Honourable Perrin Beatty
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa, ON
David Paterson
Manulife Financial
Toronto, ON
John Jacobsen
Tower Arctic Ltd.
Montréal, QC
Janet Boden
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa, ON
George Addy
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Toronto, ON
Pierre Alvarez
Nexen
Calgary, AB
Sherri Brillon
EnCana Corporation
Calgary, AB
Terry Draycott
Prism Sulphur
Calgary, AB
Kelvin Dushnisky
Barrick Gold Corporation
Toronto, ON
Moreno Fiore
Paliser Solutions Inc
Dollard des Ormeaux, QC
Duncan Fulton
Canadian Tire Corporation
Toronto, ON
Daren Hancott
University Canada West
Vancouver, BC
George Haynal
Bombardier Inc.
Ottawa, ON
Holly Hetherington
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce
Regina, SK
Don Hickey
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Pat Horgan
IBM Canada Ltd.
Markham, ON
Craig Hougen
Hougen Group of Companies
Whitehorse, YT
Joseph Iannicelli
Standard Life Assurance Company
Montréal, QC
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Laurie Jennings
Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce
Masstown, NS
Bill Johnson
PotashCorp
Saskatoon, SK
Leonard Loboda
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Winnipeg, MB
Martin Lockyer
CHC Helicopter Corporation
Richmond, BC
Neil Macdonald
General Motors of Canada Limited
Oshawa, ON
David MacKenzie
Confederation Centre of the Arts
Charlottetown, PE
Line Maheux
Bell Canada
Westmount, QC
Luc Martin
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Montréal, QC
Doug McCuaig
CGI
Toronto, ON
Bill McFarland
PriceWaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.
Toronto, ON
Michael Murphy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ottawa, ON
Mike Novak
SNC Lavelin
Montréal, QC
Karen Oldfield
Halifax Port Authority
Halifax, NS
Kay Olsen
Alberta Chambers of Commerce
Medicine Hat, AB
J.-Robert Ouimet
Holding O.C.B. Inc; Cordon Bleu International Ltée; Piazza Tomasso International Inc.
Montréal, QC
Richard Payette
Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
Montréal, QC
Russell Payson
Skyservice Business Aviation Inc.
Mississauga, ON
Gordon Peters
Cando
Brandon, MB
Luc Reny
Power Corporation of Canada
Montréal, QC
Valerie Roy
Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce
Moncton, NB
Erik Ryan
Rio Tinto Alcan
Montréal, QC
William L (Mick) Ryan
Stewart McKelvey
Halifax, NS
Shayne Smith
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Toronto, ON
Ian Struthers
TD Business Banking
Toronto, ON
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Ann Marie Tout
Enbridge Pipelines (NW) Inc.
Norman Wells, NT
Mike Watson
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
North Vancouver, BC
Duncan Wilson
Port Metro Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
Janet Yale
TELUS
Ottawa, ON
Committees
Executive Committee
Annual Meeting Planning Committee
Audit Committee
Chamber Network Committee
Corporate Relations Committee
Finance Committee
HR & Compensation Committee
International Strategic Advisory Committee
Nominating & Governance Committee
Policy Committee
Executive Committee
Shauneen Bruder, Chair
Janet Boden, Secretary
Bob Youden
David Paterson
Elyse Allan
George Addy
Gord Peters
John Jacobson
Martin Lockyer
Perrin Beatty
Roger Thomas
Terry Draycott
Luc Martin
Annual Meeting Planning Committee
Bob Youden, Chair
Michel Barsalou, Secretary
Elyse Allan
Perrin Beatty
Shauneen Bruder
Audit Committee
John Jacobson, Chair
Adèle Laronde, Secretary
Bill McFarland
Bob Youden
Luc Martin
Luc Reny
Shauneen Bruder
Chamber Network Committee
Gord Peters, Chair
Michel Barsalou, Secretary
Ann Marie Tout
Holly Hetherington
Don Oszli
John Jacobsen
Laurie Jennings
Leonard Loboda
Mike Watson
Perrin Beatty
Richard Payette
Roger Thomas
Shauneen Bruder
Shayne Smith
Valerie Roy
Craig Hougen
Corporate Relations Committee
TBD, Chair
Mike Nixon, Secretary
David MacKenzie
Janet Yale
Joseph Iannicelli
Kelvin Dushnisky
Pat Horgan
Darren Hancott
Mike Novak
Erik Ryan
Perrin Beatty
Moreno Fiore
Roger Thomas
Finance Committee
John Jacobson, Chair
Adèle Laronde, Secretary
Bill McFarland
Bob Youden
David Paterson
Elyse Allan
Luc Martin
Ian Struthers
Luc Reny
Perrin Beatty
Roger Thomas
Shauneen Bruder
Sherri Brillon
Yves Morency
HR & Compensation Committee
Shauneen Bruder Chair
Claire Renaud, Secretary
Bob Youden
David Paterson
Elyse Allan
John Jacobson
Roger Thomas
International Strategic Advisory Committee
Terry Draycott, Chair
Vacant, Secretary
Ann-Marie Tout
Bill Johnson
David Paterson
Don Hickey
Doug McCuaig
Duncan Wilson
Elyse Allan
George Addy
George Haynal
Joseph Iannicelli
Holly Hetherington
Karen Oldfield
Kelvin Dushnisky
Line Maheux
Luc Reny
Martin Lockyer
Mike Murphy
Mike Watson
Moreno Fiore
Neil MacDonald
Perrin Beatty
Roger Thomas
Shauneen Bruder
Pierre Alvarez
Sherri Brillon
Nominating & Governance Committee
Shauneen Bruder Chair
Mike Nixon, Secretary
Bob Youden
Martin Lockyer
Perrin Beatty
Roger Thomas
Elyse Allan
Luc Martin
Policy Committee
George Addy, Chair
Vacant, Secretary
Ann Marie Tout
Bill Johnson
Holly Hetherington
David MacKenzie
David Paterson
Don Hickey
Don Oszli
Doug McCuaig
Duncan Wilson
George Haynal
Craig Hougen
Janet Yale
Darren Hancott
John Jacobsen
Karen Oldfield
Laurie Jennings
Leonard Loboda
Line Maheux
Mike Murphy
Mike Watson
Pat Horgan
Mike Novak
Perrin Beatty
Richard Payette
Roger Thomas
Russ Payson
Valerie Roy
Yves Morency
