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| Lori
Bak |
| Lori is the publisher of Canadian Investment
Review and associate publisher of Benefits Canada and Avantages
at Rogers Media, Healthcare and Financial Publishing. She has worked
at Rogers Media as a business journalist and editor for 16 years,
most recently as editorial director of Rogers’ financial publications
and past editor of Benefits Canada. Lori is an active member
of the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM). |
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| Darryl
Barclay |
| Darryl is currently the senior director, human resources,
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., with responsibility for pension
and benefits, compensation, employment, and training and development.
PotashCorp has over 5000 employees and is the world’s largest
fertilizer company with operations in Canada, U.S., Trinidad, Chile
and Brazil. Darryl graduated from the University of Regina with a
bachelor of administration. |
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| Susan
Brady |
| Susan is manager, human resources at
Sifton Properties Limited. This position oversees the development,
implementation and maintenance of all human resources activities,
including benefits, payroll processes and other programs, within the
company and its health care subsidiary. A graduate of the University
of Western Ontario, Susan has received her certification of human
resources management and CHRP designation from the Human Resources
Professional Organization of Ontario. |
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| Donald
J.S. Brean |
| Donald is professor of finance and economics in
the Rotman School of Management at The University of Toronto and an
associate of the Centre for International Studies and The Centre for
International Business. He was formerly associate dean of the faculty
of management and director of commerce programs. He has published
extensively in books, academic journals and business publications
in capital markets, taxation, international finance and investment,
industrial organization, and economic policy. Professor Brean holds
graduate degrees from the University of Toronto and The London School
of Economics. He has held academic appointments at Cambridge University
and Ecole Superieure de Commerce Paris. His current research interests
include international financial integration, factors influencing international
investment, the development of national policy in view of the increasing
mobility of capital and structural adjustment in economies in transition. |
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| Heather
Briant |
| Heather is the human resources director at Canadian
Tire Corporation, Limited. She is responsible for the corporation’s
flexible benefits and capital accumulation plans, including the stock
purchase plan, deferred profit sharing plan and group RRSPs. Previously,
Heather held director roles in organization development and central
business services at Canadian Tire. She has also worked as the chief
administrative officer for a major law firm. Heather has an MBA from
the University of Toronto. |
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| Paul
Cameron |
| Paul is treasury operations manager at Ford of Canada.
He is currently responsible for pensions, employee insurance and banking.
He has been with Ford for 16 years. He has a B.A.Sc. from the University
of Toronto and an MBA from York University. |
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| Michael
Campbell |
| Michael was raised in Northern Ontario and graduated
from Laurentian University in 1990 with an honours BA in commerce.
He joined London Life ’s employee benefits division as a sales
representative and has worked as director, marketing, group retirement
services, since September 2001 for Great-West · London Life. |
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| John
Clarke |
| John is the treasurer at Syncrude Canada Ltd., a
position he has held since 1995. Previously, he served as manager,
treasury services and manager, information management. He earned his
bachelor of commerce from Carleton University in 1973. |
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| Trish
Colley |
| Trish has been the assistant vice-president, client
relationships, national accounts for Sun Life Financial's Group Retirement
Services (GRS) division since April 2002. She joined Sun Life Financial's
GRS management team in 2001 as assistant vice-president of national
client relationships. Trish has over 18 years of experience drawn
from a range of roles in the financial services industry. She was
a principal at Morneau Sobeco, and at Fidelity Group Pensions Canada,
she was the director of relationship management and then marketing
and product development. Trish holds an honours BA from the University
of Toronto and is an active member of CPBI. |
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| Mike
Collins |
| Mike is currently, vice-president, marketing, Canadian
pension operations at Manulife Financial. He is responsible for product
development, communications, national distribution support and for
the Quebec Region. With the company since 1986, Mike has held senior
positions in communication services, markets development, public relations
and marketing services, and group benefits. He was appointed to his
current role in April 2002. |
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| Renée
Couture |
| Renée is the manager, compensation
and benefits at Pratt & Whitney Canada. She has been in this position
since September 2002. For eight years prior, Renée worked in
retirement consulting at Towers Perrin in Montreal and Toronto. She
is a graduate of the University of Concordia with a degree in actuarial
science and is a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. |
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| Paul
Dempsey |
| Paul is manager, investment funds at the Ontario
Securities Commission (OSC) where his team is responsible for dealing
with operational, investment management and continuous disclosure
issues related to various types of investment funds. Paul joined the
OSC in 1997 as legal counsel in the Market Operations Branch. Prior
to this, he was legal counsel at the Pension Commission of Ontario
and at the Ministry of Financial Institutions (Ontario). He studied
law at McGill University and has undergraduate and graduate degrees
in economics. |
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| France
Desjardins |
| France is vice-president, sales, group savings and
retirement at Standard Life. In this capacity, she is responsible
for developing and implementing strategies and business plans to bolster
Standard Life’s position in the institutional affairs sector.
Previously, she served as vice-president, sales support and communications,
and vice-president, employee communication and education services
(for which she retains responsibility) at Standard Life. France obtained
a BA in French studies from the Université de Montréal. |
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| Mandy
Dewart |
| Mandy is the employee services manager with Schlumberger
Canada Limited. In her role she manages the strategic policy, plan
design and delivery of all Schlumberger Canada benefit plans, compensation
structure and other total rewards initiatives. In addition, Mandy
is involved with the Petroleum Services Association of Canada and
the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada. She is a graduate
of the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta and is
currently pursuing the certified benefits practitioner designation. |
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| Kevin
Dougherty |
| Since May 2001, Kevin has been vice-president of
Sun Life Financial's Group Retirement Services (GRS), the largest
provider of DC Pension and Group RRSP services in Canada. Prior to
leading the Sun Life Financial GRS business, Kevin was the vice-president
of Sun Life Financial's group benefits division. With over 20 years
of experience in the group pension and benefits industry, he is a
member of CPBI and ACPM, various CLHIA taskforces, and the National
Quality Institute. Kevin holds a master of business administration
(global program) from the Rotman School of Management, University
of Toronto. |
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| Brian
H. Ehlers |
| Brian is vice-president, finance at Casino Rama
where he is responsible for all finance, accounting, treasury, cashiering
and information systems functions. He joined Casino Rama in December
1995 after serving as vice-president, finance at CHC’s Casino
Rouge property in Louisiana. Brian has a bachelor of science from
the Illinois Institute of Technology and attended graduate school
at the University of Akron. He also has his CPA certificate. |
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| Chris
Ferrill |
| Chris is manager of compensation and benefits with
Shell Canada Limited in Calgary. His current areas of responsibility
include policy and programs for pension, benefits, staff and executive
compensation, expatriate administration, employee transfers, and job
evaluation. He previously had responsibilities in the areas of manpower
planning and human resources information technology. Prior to joining
Shell, he worked for the federal government with the Anti-Inflation
Board and Pay Research Bureau. |
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| Barbara
Foy-Pilchner |
| Barbara is manager, institutional product support
for AIM Trimark Investments. In this capacity, she is responsible
for marketing and product support for institutional clients, specifically
in the corporate pension and insurance sectors. Barbara joined Trimark’s
marketing department in 1999 with an institutional focus. She is a
graduate of the University of Toronto with an honors BA in economics. |
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| Yves
Gagné |
| Yves is vice-president, customer services, group
savings and retirement at Standard Life. In this capacity, he is responsible
for evaluating and implementing strategies and processes intended
to increase the level of satisfaction of the clientele. With over
20 years experience in the financial services industry, Yves has held
various positions in upper management. He belongs to the Ordre des
comptables généraux licenciés du Québec
and the Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada. |
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| Richard
Garand |
| Richard has been working at Alcan since 1984. He
is presently manager, compensation, expatriation services, and employee
benefits for non-unionized employees in Canada. In this position he
is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining a competitive
compensation and benefits program for Alcan salaried employees across
Canada. He is also responsible for the communication, training of
the network resources and administration of the majority of these
programs. |
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| Stuart
Graham |
| Stuart is managing director of Fidelity Retirement
Services and is responsible for the overall operation of Fidelity’s
defined contribution and defined benefit business in Canada. Stuart
joined Fidelity in August 1996, first as director of relationship
management, then as vice-president of sales and relationship management.
Prior to joining Fidelity, he worked as a corporate lawyer and as
a pension and benefits consultant. He is a member of the Association
of Canadian Pension Management, the Canadian Pension and Benefits
Institute, and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Stuart holds an LL.B. from the University of Ottawa and a BA from
the University of Western Ontario. |
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| John
Grinvalds |
| John is the senior HR business partner for Canada
with UnumProvident Insurance. As the traditional HR head for the Canadian
operation he also aligns strategically with the executive team in
Canada and the corporate HR group in the US A member of the senior
management business team, John is responsible for shaping UnumProvident's
human resource business strategy. He holds a bachelor of commerce
from McMaster University and an associateship with the Royal Conservatory
of Toronto. |
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| Wayne
Harrop |
| Wayne is responsible for global pensions,
benefits and savings plans for RBC Financial Group. As such, he is
involved in all pension and benefit due diligence activities related
to mergers, acquisitions and dispositions. Professionally, Wayne is
a member of the Canadian Bankers Association’s Pension and Benefits
Standing Committee. He has over 30 years experience in the pensions
and benefits field with over 25 years in the forestry industry at
Abitibi Consolidated. Wayne has a BA and has completed the FLMI program.
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| Alex
Harvey |
| Alex is vice-president, group and payout annuities
at Canada Life. With Canada Life for 31 years, he is responsible for
group retirement and savings plans and for payout annuities. Alex
received an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University
of Toronto in 1970, and returned to complete the executive MBA program
in 1993. |
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| Rick
Headrick |
| Rick is the team leader of James P. Marshall's
DC group and consults with clients sponsoring various types of capital
accumulation plans. Prior to taking on his current role, Rick was
the team leader of Hewitt's governance practice in Canada and consulted
on all aspects of an organization's governance structure, including
the governance of defined contribution plans. Rick has a bachelor
of commerce, a LL.B. and has completed his CFP designation. He is
a member of the Canadian Bar Association and The Association of Canadian
Pension Management. |
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| Jeff
Horbal |
| Jeff is vice-president, institutional investments
at Fidelity Retirement Services, headquartered in Toronto. In this
capacity, Jeff oversees sales and marketing, data and fund analysis,
and client service for Fidelity’s defined benefit disciplines.
He joined Fidelity in 1998 with 15 years of industry experience in
institutional equity trading, corporate finance, personal financial
planning and mutual funds. He graduated from the University of Toronto
with a bachelor of commerce, and has completed several executive and
investment management courses. |
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| Jennifer
Hubbard |
| Jennifer is manager, human resources corporate at
Economical Insurance in Waterloo, Ontario. Her portfolio includes
compensation, benefits, pension, HRIS, payroll and new program development.
Jennifer has a bachelor of business administration from Wilfrid Laurier
University, a master of arts from the University of Waterloo and is
a certified human resources professional. She is a member of HRPAO
and WorldatWork. |
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| Stephen
Iley |
| Stephen is currently director, human resources at
McCarthy Tetrault in Toronto. He joined the firm in 1999. His previous
roles have included director, national human resources, PriceWaterhouse
Canada and manager, human resources, Oxford Development Group. Stephen
has over two decades of experience in management and leadership positions
addressing a range of strategic and operational human resources issues
and initiatives in areas including, international compensation, re-engineering
of HR functions, incentive compensation and employment law. He has
a B.A.S. from York University and has obtained the CHRP designation. |
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| Douglas
Irons |
| Douglas has been the controller of Canadian Actors'
Equity Association for 14 years. The association provides a defined
contribution RPP for the staff of 23 and a Group RRSP for 7,000 members
with combined assets of $35 million. |
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| Nurez
Jiwani |
| Nurez is the director of regulatory coordination
at the Ontario Securities Commission and the Financial Services Commission
of Ontario (FSCO). In this capacity, he facilitates the coordination
of regulatory activities of the two organizations as well as leads
a number of FSCO harmonization initiatives at the national level,
including CAPSA’s Model Law, pension governance, investment policy
and the Joint Forum’s Capital Accumulation Plans initiative.
Until recently, Nurez was director of policy and communications at
FSCO. Prior to that, he directed the operational and policy areas
of the former Pension Commission of Ontario. Nurez holds a bachelor
of science in economics and statistics and a masters degree in business
administration. |
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| Joan
Johannson |
| Joan is vice-president, group marketing and business
development solutions at Canada Life. She is responsible for marketing
solutions for group life & health and group wealth management.
With over 20 years in the financial services industry, she has held
senior positions in six major financial institutions with extensive
experience in banking, brokerage and personal trust. Joan is an active
member of LIMRA, ACPM and CPBI. She is a graduate of Queen's University
and the University of Toronto. |
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| Soami
Kohly |
| Soami has worked as a consulting actuary with Hewitt
Associates since 1993. In this capacity, he leads Hewitt's Canadian
retirement and financial management client development group. Prior
to taking on his current role, Soami consulted on the design, administration
and communication of retirement and benefit programs. He is a member
of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and a fellow of the Society
of Actuaries. Soami graduated with a bachelor of science (actuarial
science) from the University of Western Ontario. |
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| Bill
Kyle |
| Bill is vice-president, group retirement services
at Great-West · London Life. He is responsible for all business
functions, including administration, systems, marketing and sales.
Bill is active in the industry and is a frequent speaker and commentator
on the capital accumulation market. He is currently chair of the Canadian
Life and Health Insurance Association Group Retirement Committee,
industry chair of the joint CLHIA/FSCO pension committee and the insurance
industry representative of the CAPSA Investment Policy Committee Advisory
Group. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo. |
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| Michael
N. Labou |
| Michael has been in the pension and benefits industry
since 1981. He has spent the last 17 years with Manulife Financial
in various roles in Toronto, Ottawa and finally Vancouver. He is currently
responsible for directing the pension field offices for Manulife's
Western Region. Michael resides in North Vancouver and is active in
his community, sitting on the board of the foundation supporting the
local health region. |
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| Michael
Lee |
| Mike is vice-president, human resources at Moosehead
Breweries Limited. He is responsible for all human resource functions
including industrial relations, recruiting, development of high performance
culture, as well as pensions and benefits. He is also a member of
the company’s executive committee. His previous roles have included
manager of compensation and safety at NBTel and director, pensions
and benefits at JD Irving, Ltd. Mike has completed the Humber College
certificate in employee benefits and was recently awarded the CHRP
designation. |
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| Kelly
Losak |
| Kelly is the director, human resources for InterTAN
Canada Ltd. which is a consumer electronics retailer operating company-owned
retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada. In this role, she is responsible
for directing the operations of human resources and developing and
implementing policies, programs and procedures regarding human resource
planning, recruitment, collective bargaining, health and safety, and
salary and benefit administration. Kelly has an honours BA in sociology
and comparative development and holds the CHRP designation from the
Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario. |
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| Rick
Luciani |
| Rick is general manager, human resources and administration
at Gibson Energy Ltd. He is responsible for the corporation’s
human resources and administration functions and provides direction
to both groups in executing their strategic and tactical plans. Previously,
Rick held several senior human resources roles for Cominco Ltd. and
Agrium Inc. He is a graduate of Concordia University and holds a bachelor
of commerce. |
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| Jim
MacDonald |
| Before coming to Benefits Canada,
Jim was the managing editor of Advisor.ca, part of The ADVISOR Group
at Rogers Media. Jim joined Rogers in November 2000. A journalist
since 1987, Jim has worked in a variety of editorial positions including
reporter/editor of Global Stratagems, the media unit of the mutual
fund company Global Strategy, as well as reporter/editor with The
Canadian Press-Broadcast News and as wire service editor with Standard
Broadcast News. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and
has a broadcasting diploma from Centennial College in Toronto. |
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| Brian
MacIntyre |
| Brian is currently senior benefits advisor at Imperial
Oil, Limited, which he joined in 1971. In this role, Brian acts as
policy advisor for the pension plan, savings plan and corporate workplace
policies. In this regard, he tracks legislative developments, interacts
with provincial pension regulators, monitors outside administration
of the savings plan and advises senior management on benefits and
workplace policies. He has a master of economics and has obtained
the certified management accountant designation. |
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| Alain
Malaket |
| Alain is the director of pensions for George Weston
Limited and Loblaw Companies Limited. His previous positions in pension
administration and regulation have included, pension officer with
the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), senior manager
with Management Board Secretariat and senior consultant with KPMG’s
actuarial, benefits and compensation division. Alain is a past co-chair
of FSCO’s Plan Sponsor’s Committee and a member of the Pension
Review Committee. |
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| Ann
Marshall |
| Ann is the co-founder of James P. Marshall and is
located in Toronto. Since 1975, she has been actively involved in
the specifics of pension consulting. Ann has conducted special research
projects on a variety of investment-related topics as well as maintaining
ongoing relationships with corporate, union and government plan sponsors.
She has published articles in a number of professional journals and
presented papers to the Canadian Pension Benefits Conference, the
Association of Canadian Pension Management, and the International
Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. |
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| Eleanor
Marshall |
| Eleanor is currently the director, financial planning
and analysis in the treasury department at Aliant Inc. Part of this
role is to serve as the senior management person with direct responsibility
for Aliant’s pension plans, including pension fund investment,
actuarial valuations, fund governance and pension accounting. It also
includes long-term financial forecasting, financing planning and valuation
support for corporate M&A activities. Eleanor is both a chartered
accountant and chartered financial analyst. |
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| Ken
McCord |
| Ken began his career in the financial services industry
in 1985. Assuming various sales and management roles over the years
within the investment management industry, Ken is now senior vice-president
of sales for AIM Trimark. He has been a frequent guest on CTV, CBC,
City TV and ROB TV as a market analyst and speaks frequently to the
investment-advisor community and to the public at large. Ken has a
BA, an MBA and the CFA designation |
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| Dave
McLellan |
| Dave is group savings product vice-president at
Canada Life. He has been with the company for 15 years and is responsible
for the administration and pricing of group savings programs. Dave
has a B.Sc. from the University of Western Ontario, and is a fellow
of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries. |
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| Tricia
Moore |
| Tricia joined Rogers Media in 2001 as conference
manager. Currently she oversees conferences within Financial and Healthcare
Publishing. She brings to her position more than 15 years of experience
in the hospitality and retail industries with an emphasis on special
events planning, marketing and customer service evaluation. She is
a graduate of Queen’s University. |
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| Adam
Neal |
| Adam joined Fidelity Investments in 1998 as director,
business development, and has been instrumental in developing Fidelity’s
presence in Canada. He began his career over 10 years ago in telecommunications
working with Cable & Wireless, AT&T, and Bell Canada. As vice-president,
relationship management, Adam has the responsibility for managing
the overall relationships for Fidelity’s defined contribution
business. He has written several industry articles and has spoken
at various CPBI and ACPM conferences. He is a graduate of Bishop’s
University. |
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| Cheryl
Neighbour |
| Cheryl has been in the pension field for over 20
years and is currently the executive director of operations for the
UBC Faculty Pension Plan. As director, Cheryl has overall responsibility
for the management, administration, and governance of the plan. Prior
to UBC, she was the director of custody operations at Royal Trust
for several years. Cheryl has an executive MBA from Simon Fraser University
and her CGA designation. |
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| Jan
Neiman |
| Jan is manager of benefits and pensions at Rothmans,
Benson & Hedges. In this role, she manages traditional and flex
benefit plans and both DB and DC pension plans including administration,
communications, education, design and implementation. Jan was responsible
for the implementation of an interactive web-based pension site, which
received the Benefits Canada communications award in 1999.
She completed the CEBS program in 1997 and the fellowship programs
in 1999 and 2001. |
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| Hugh
O’Reilly |
| Hugh is a partner at Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre
& Cornish and is head of the firm’s pension and benefits
group. The areas of his practice include advising multi-employee pension
and benefit plans on pension plan administrative issues, advising
unions on pension and benefit issues and representing employees who
have been terminated or who are entering into new employment arrangements. |
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| Rosemarie
Pedro |
| Rosemarie is the compensation and benefits manager
for Coca-Cola Bottling Company (CCBC) that employs approximately 4,800
full-time employees in Canada. Rosemarie joined CCBC in 1994 and has
spent the last four years managing all aspects of CCBC’s benefits,
pensions and compensation plans. She is also a member of the CCBC’s
pension and employee savings and investment plan committees. Rosemarie
has an honours BA from the University of Toronto. |
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| Louise
Pellerin-Lacasse |
| Louise is vice-president, marketing, group savings
and retirement at Standard Life. She leads the strategic development
and ongoing management of all products and services related to group
pension arrangements. She joined Standard Life in 1979 and has worked
in various departments including corporate actuarial, group consulting
and held the position of vice-president, product development between
1993 and 1998. Louise is a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries
and of the Society of Actuaries. |
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| John
Por |
| John is founder and president of Cortex,
a consulting firm specializing in working with boards of directors,
corporate executives and their teams on fiduciary risk management
and decision-making. He advises pension and endowment funds on pension
governance, strategic planning, asset/liability management, fiduciary
risk management and education, and other organizational issues. He
is also a regular speaker at industry conferences and seminars. John
has completed the Harvard Executive Program on board governance and
has obtained the certified investment management analyst designation
from The Investment Management Consultants’ Association. He also
holds a PhD in engineering, and various business degrees, obtained
in Europe and Canada. |
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| Marc
Poupart |
| Marc is director, benefits administration and advisor,
tax affairs for Hudson's Bay Company. His responsibilities include
administration of all benefits, pension governance, and liaising with
investment managers, actuaries, regulatory agencies and the pension
committee. Marc is a chartered accountant and a member of the Tax
Executive Institute. He has a bachelor of commerce and a diploma in
public accountancy, both from McGill University. |
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| Kevin
Press |
| Kevin is editor, special projects with Rogers Healthcare
and Financial Media in Toronto. He joined the organization in February
1998. Kevin has been a business journalist in Canada since 1989. He
graduated from the journalism program at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
in 1988, and completed the Canadian Securities Course in 2001. He
is chairman of the Ontario Regional Council of the Canadian Pension
and Benefits Institute. |
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| Carolle
Preston |
| Carolle graduated from Université du Québec
à Montréal with a bachelor of business administration
degree in human resources. She joined Belron Canada Inc. in 1998 as
a counsellor, human resources and in 2002, she was named manager.
With 15 years of human resources experience, she is, with a team of
four employees, mainly responsible for the administration of the compensation
programs, pension plan, group insurance, health and safety programs,
working relations and employee assistance programs. |
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| Bob
Romphf |
| Bob is currently responsible for all aspects of
pensions and benefits for the 11,000 members of the Manitoba Nurses
Union. He also sits as a labor trustee and representative on the Healthcare
Employees Pension Plan, Healthcare Employees Benefits Plan, the new
Winnipeg Civic Pension Plan as well as numerous DC and GRRSP plans.
With over 20 years experience in pensions and benefits, Bob has written
many articles, briefs and made presentations on numerous topics relating
to the industry. He is a graduate of both nursing and hospital administration
as well as receiving his ATMS designation from the International Foundation
of Employee Benefits. |
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| Sandra
Schroeder |
| Sandra is currently manager, Canadian Pension Plan
at Nortel Networks. She joined Nortel in 1993 and has since worked
in a variety of areas within the finance organization including accounting,
global planning and analysis, treasury and pensions. Previously, Sandra
worked at Deloitte & Touche. She has a bachelor of business administration
from York University and received the CGA designation in 1995. |
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| Anaheet
F. Sethna |
| Anaheet is a compensation and benefits specialist
at Home Depot. Her responsibilities include the design and implementation
of benefit processes and initiatives across Canada in line with the
company's total compensation programs. She is also responsible for
the development of communication material and the review of market
trends to ensure competitiveness of benefits plans offered to various
groups of associates. Anaheet has a bachelor of commerce, a payroll
manager's designation, CHRM and an MBA. |
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| Bill
Sipes |
| Bill is the marketing director for Manulife's Canadian
pension operations. He is responsible for product development and
marketing of group savings products. Bill has been in the insurance
industry for 18 years, with the last seven years focused on the group
savings market. He holds a BA in economics, and has completed the
FLMI, ACS and IFIC programs. |
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| Tracy
Smith |
| Tracy is assistant editor, conferences for the healthcare
and financial division of Rogers Media. Her responsibilities include
the management of conference materials and development of the conference
web sites. Tracy has an honours BA from McMaster University and a
post-graduate diploma in journalism new media from Sheridan College. |
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| Michael
Stanley |
| As director of investments and product pricing,
Michael has primary responsibilities for the investments and product
pricing aspects of the Group Retirement Services division of Great-West
· London Life. His efforts are focused in the area of fund
manager review and oversight, asset allocation and profitability concerns.
Michael joined the company after graduating from the University of
Western Ontario in 1992. Since 1998 he has been a member of the Group
Retirement Services management team. Michael has a master of finance
from the London School of Economics and is a fellow in the Society
of Actuaries. |
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| Stephen
J. Steele |
| Stephen is director, financial services for the
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. In this role, he is responsible
for corporate finance, accounting and financial reporting, treasury,
pensions, and employee compensation and benefits programs. Stephen
has presented at numerous conferences and seminars on pension and
corporate taxation issues. He is an honours graduate of the University
of Toronto and holds a bachelor of commerce and an MBA. |
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| Andrew
Steeves |
| Andrew is the vice-president of administration for
ADI Group Inc. ADI is one of Atlantic Canada’s largest firms
for engineers, architects and environmental scientists. He is past
chair of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada and has
served on several committees for the Canadian Council of Professional
Engineers as well as several business and community boards. Andrew
is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick with degrees in engineering
and business. |
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| Garry
Sudul |
| Garry is director of pensions and
benefits at JD Irving Ltd. He is responsible for the administration
of defined benefit, defined contribution, GRSP and group insurance
plans for all JD Irving and affiliated companies. Garry has worked
in the field of human resources, pensions and benefits for 28 years
in a variety of industries including pulp and paper, shipbuilding,
transportation, publishing/broadcasting and wholesale/retail. He has
a bachelor of arts from the University of Calgary. |
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| Pat
Suzuki |
| Pat is director of HR services and pension investments
at Suncor in Calgary. Her responsibilities include managing the pension
and supplemental plans, benefits administration, financial and regulatory
reporting, employee education and communication and plan investments.
She is also responsible for the company’s benefits plans, payroll
and the HR intranet. Pat has been with Suncor for 16 years. She is
a chartered accountant with a bachelor of mathematics from the University
of Waterloo. |
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| Janice
Telfer |
| Janice is manager, human resources for Ingersoll-Rand
Canada. In this function she has responsibility for a diverse range
of pension arrangements in Canada, with particular emphasis on managing
change status that result from corporate acquisitions and divestitures.
Janice also has global exposure on international corporate teams related
to employee benefits, cross-border relocation and corporate travel
initiatives. |
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| Gerry
Valois |
| Gerry is currently the managing director of human
resources at Agricore United in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The company is
western Canada's leading farmer-directed agribusiness. Gerry ’s
responsibilities include managing the development, implementation,
coordination and maintenance of all human resources programs, policies,
and new initiatives. Prior to Agricore, he managed his own human resources
consulting firm and held senior positions with Nygard International
and Inter City Gas Corporation. |
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| Gerry
Wahl |
| Gerry is currently assistant treasurer at Teck Cominco
Limited. His responsibilities include reclamation funding and overseeing
the financial and governance aspects of the company pension, RRSP
and RCAs. With a background in taxation, accounting and management,
Gerry’s previous positions have included controller for the historic
Sullivan Mine in Kimberley B.C. for 14 years, auditor for Shell Canada
and tax auditor for CCRA. He has a bachelor of commerce, an MBA and
the CMA designation. |
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| Joanna
Walewski |
| Joanna works with Schlumberger Canada Limited, where
she is responsible for the management and delivery of the retirement
and savings plans. She graduated from the University of Alberta and
is currently pursuing the certified benefits practitioner designation
and the Canadian Securities Course. Joanna is a member of the Human
Resources Association of Calgary, Human Resource Institute of Alberta
and the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute. |
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| Sean
Walkinshaw |
| Sean is currently head of total compensation for
Siemens Canada Limited. He is responsible for designing and managing
total compensation systems and programs for the employees and executives
of the company as well as its affiliates. He also oversees payroll
services as well as the organization’s mergers, acquisitions
and new business integration as it relates to human resources. With
over 10 years in the field, Sean has also held roles as director of
global compensation and benefits and assistant vice-president of total
compensation in both national and international organizations. |
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| Becky
West |
| Becky is pensions manager at Telus where she is
responsible for BC and central Canada management employees as well
as the executive pension plan. The management pension program offers
flexible pension arrangements for a defined benefit and defined contribution
plan. Becky has been employed by Telus for 14 years in the compensation
group, working primarily in the pension and benefits area. She has
a degree in business administration. |
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| Joanne
Wilson |
| Joanne is currently national pension manager at
PricewaterhouseCoopers where she is responsible for plan governance
over the firm’s plans. Prior to this, she was at Fidelity Group
Pensions with responsibility for the teams handling plan administration
of DC pension and savings plans. Joanne has also held positions at
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and OMERS. She has an MBA from
York University. |
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| Bruce
Winch |
| Bruce is vice-president, institutional sales at
AIM. He joined Trimark institutional sales in June 1996 and has over
19 years experience in the pension and investment industry. In his
current role, he works closely with pension clients, consulting houses,
and pension sales and service representatives. Bruce is a member of
the Association of the Canadian Pension Management and the Canadian
Pension and Benefits Institute. |
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| Robert
Ziegler |
| Robert is president and chief executive officer
of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local No. 832, which
represents 16,000 members in the province of Manitoba. He has worked
with the local union since 1980, holding a number of positions prior
to becoming president. He has been very active as trustee on numerous
pension, health and welfare funds covering Local 832 members. Robert
is chairperson of the Manitoba Pension Commission and vice-president
of the Manitoba Federation of Labour. He is a graduate of the University
of Manitoba. |
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