Recognizing Canada’s distinct corporate governance framework, the aim of the 30% Club Canada is to include both board Chairs and CEOs to achieve better gender balance at board level, as well at senior management levels. In order to achieve this, we are working closely with Catalyst and their important Catalyst Accord initiative. We do not believe mandatory quotas are the right approach. Instead, we are building a strong foundation of business leaders who are committed to meaningful, sustainable gender balance in business leadership. Our name comes from an aspirational goal that we believe can be achieved in Canada through focused efforts by the business community. As in all business ventures, ‘what gets measured gets managed’ – a numeric goal provides real impetus for change, and our goal is for 30% of board seats and C-Suites to be held by women by 2022.
The 30% Club Canada:
Join today! Email us at: Mailbox.30PercentClubCanada@cibc.com
Members
Melody Adhmai
COO
Plastic Mobile
Dr. Janét Aizenstros
Chairwoman
Ahava Group Global
Bill Anderson
Chairman
Sun Life Financial
Jamie Anderson
Chair of the Board
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation
A. E. Michael Anglin
Chair of the Board
SSR Mining Inc.
Edward Babin
Partner
Babin Bessner Spry
Simon De Baene
CEO
GSOFT
Mark J. Barrenechea
Vice Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer
OpenText
Ed Barret
Chairman
NB Power
Pierre Beaudoin
Executive Chairman
Bombardier Inc.
Mark Bennett
Managing Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
David Bensadoun
CEO
ALDO Group
Françoise Bertrand
Chairperson
Via Rail Canada Inc.
Ellen Bessner
Partner
Babin Bessner Spry
Rahul Bhardwaj
President & CEO
Institute of Corporate Directors
John Bianchini
President & CEO
Hatch
Kelly Blair
Senior Partner
Caldwell Partners
Dr. Scott Blakey
Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees
Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Pension Plan
Kathleen Bock
Managing Director, Head of Canada
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
José Boisjoli
Président et chef de la direction
BRP
Réal Bouclin
Founding President and CEO
Réseau Sélection
William Braithwaite
Chair
Stikeman Elliot
Charles Brindamour
CEO
Intact Financial Corporation
Beverley Briscoe
Chair of the Board
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Laurel Broten
President & CEO
Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Neil Bruce
President & CEO
SNC Lavalin
Craig Bryksa
President and CEO
Crescent Point Energy
Lydia S. Bugden
CEO & Managing Partner
Stewart McKelvey
George Burns
CEO
Eldorado Gold Corporation
Edilson Camara
CEO
Egon Zehnder
Brent Cameron
Managing Partner & Board Chair
Boyden Canada
Harvey Carroll
CEO
IPG Mediabrands Canada
Joyce Carter
President & CEO
Halifax International Airport Authority
John Cassaday
Chairman of the Board
Manulife Financial
Lori Casselman
President & COO
TribalScale
Francine Champoux
President
STRATAIDE
Donald. K Charter
Chairman & Director
IAMGOLD Corporation
Deepak Chopra
President & CEO
Canada Post Corporation
Bert Clark
CEO
Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Donald Clow
President & CEO
Crombie REIT
Bryan A. Coates
Président
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.
Heather Connelly
Principal
Phelpsgroup
Dean Connor
President & CEO
Sun Life Financial
Shawn Cooper
Partner
Russell Reynolds Associates
George Cope
President & Chief Executive Officer
Bell Canada
Guy Cormier
Président et chef de la direction
Mouvement Desjardins
Robert Courteau
CEO
Altus Group
Isabelle Courville
Chair
Laurentian Bank of Canada
Chris Couture
Partner
PwC
John Coyne
Vice President & General Counsel
Unilever Canada Inc.
Phillip Crawley
Publisher & CEO
The Globe and Mail
Neil Cunningham
President & CEO
Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Rola Dagher
President
CISCO
James Davis
CIO
OPTrust
Jill Denham
Chair of the Board
Morneau Sheppell
Michael Denham
President & CEO
Business Development Bank of Canada
Clarissa Desjardins
CEO and Founder
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Luc Desjardins
President & CEO
Superior Plus
Michael Decter
Chair
Medavie
Peter Dey
Chair
Paradigm Capital Inc.
Derek Dobson
CEO
Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology Pension Plan
CHAIR
Victor G. Dodig
President & CEO
CIBC
Michael Doughty
President and CEO
Manulife Canada
William A. Downe
CEO
BMO Financial Group
Rupert Duchesne
Group Chief Executive
Aimia Inc.
Teresa Dufort
CEO
McMillan LLP
Martha Durdin
President & CEO
Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA)
Kelvin Dushnisky
President
Barrick Gold Corporation
Ed Dybka
General Manager
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Canada, Inc.
Lou Eccleston
Chief Executive Officer
TMX Group
Darren Entwistle
President & CEO
Telus Corporation
Robert Espey
President & CEO
Parkland Fuel Corporation
Frédéric Fasano
CEO
Servier Canada Inc.
Peter Feldberg
Managing Partner
Fasken Martineau
Randall J. Findlay
Chair
Pembina Pipeline Corp.
Carmen Fortino
Ontario Division Head
Metro Inc.
Chris Fowler
President & CEO
Canadian Western Bank
Jamie Freedman
President
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Gordon Fyfe
CEO
bcIMC
Pierre Gabriel Côté
President & CEO
Investissement Québec
Gerry Gaetz
President & CEO
Payments Canada
Jonathan Garbe
Founder and CEO
Fintros
Stéphane Glorieux
Président
Keurig Canada
Brock Gibson
Chair
Blakes
Deborah Gillis
President & CEO
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation
Dale Godsoe
Chair
Waterfront Development Corporation
Blake Goldring
Executive Chairman
AGF Management Limited
Judy Goldring
President and Chief Administration Officer
AGF Management Limited
Jonathan Goodman
President & CEO
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Trina Gordon
President & CEO
Boyden Canada
Roy Gori
President and CEO
Manulife Financial
Andrew Graham
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Borrowell
Michelle Gravelle
Managing Partner
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Ian Greenberg
Chair
Cineplex Inc.
Cliff Grevler
Senior Partner & Managing Director
BCG
Alan Hair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Chris Halyk
President
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Canada
Richard Hamm
Chief Executive Officer
Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc.
Kevin Hartwick
President and CEO
OPG
Mark Henderson
President and CEO
Ericsson Canada
Trent Henry
CEO & Chair
EY
Brian Hesje
Board Chair
ATB Financial
Timothy Hodgson
Managing Partner
Alignvest Management Corporation
Tim Hodgson
Board Chair
Hydro One Limited
Linda Hohol
Chair of the Board
Institute of Corporate Directors
John A. Honderich
Chair
Torstar Corporation
Rick Howes
President & CEO
Dundee Precious Metals
Julie Hubert
President & Founder
Workland
Steve Hudson
CEO
Element Financial Corp.
Chris Huskilson
President & CEO
Emera Inc.
Daniel W. Ingersoll
Managing Partner
Cox & Palmer
Martine Irman
Chair, Board of Directors
Export Development Canada
Glenn Ives
Chair
Deloitte
Ellis Jacob
President & CEO
Cineplex Inc.
Philippe Jetté
President and CEO
Cogeco Inc.
Wendy Kei
Board Chair
OPG
Jim Keohane
CEO
HOOPP
Lisa Kimmel
President & CEO
Edelman Canada
Kevin Kimsa
Managing Partner
ScaleUp Ventures LP
John Koopman
Partner
Spencer Stuart
Andrew Kriegler
President & CEO
IIROC
Hal Kvisle
Board Chair
Finning International Inc.
Alexandre L’Heureux
President & CEO
WSP
David Labistour
CEO
Mountain Equipment Co-Op
Michel Labonté
Chair
Manac
Hubert T. Lacroix
Président-directeur général
CBC
Kevin Ladner
CEO & Executive Partner
Grant Thornton
Eric La Flèche
President & CEO
Metro Inc.
Claude Lajeunesse
Chair, Board of Directors
Atomic Energy of Canada
Jeanne Lam
General Manager
Wattpad
Claude Lamoureux
Chair
Cordiant Capital Inc.
Dustyn Lanz
CEO
Responsible Investment Association (RIA)
Mark Laroche
President & CEO
Ottawa International Airport Authority
Ricardo Larrivée
Chairman of the Board
Ricardo Media
Dale Lastman
Chair
Goodmans LLP
Michael Latimer
President & CEO
OMERS
Allen Lau
CEO and Co-founder
Wattpad
Mairead Lavery
President and CEO
Export Development Canada
Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin
CEO and President
Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc.
Martin Leblanc
President and CEO
Caprion Biosciences Inc.
John Leboutillier
President
Unilever Canada Inc.
Yves Leduc
President
Velan
David G. Leith
Chair
Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Dave Leonard
Chair & CEO
McCarthy Tetrault
Monique Leroux
President
International Co-operative Alliance
Steve Letwin
President & CEO
IAMGOLD Corporation
Brian Levitt
Chair
TD
Sheldon Levy
Chief Executive Officer
NEXT Canada
Donald R. Lindsay
President & CEO
Teck Resources Limited
Lisa Lisson
President
Federal Express Canada Ltd
Cathy Logue
Managing Director
Stanton Chase
Bernard Lord
CEO
Medavie
Donald Lowry
Chair
Capital Power Corp.
Carl Lovas
Chairman of the Board
Odgers Berndtson
Peter Lukasiewicz
CEO
Gowling WLG
Elio Luongo
CEO & Senior Partner
KPMG
Colin MacDonald
Chair
Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated
Randy MacEwen
President & CEO
Ballard Power Systems
Mark Machin
President & CEO
CPP Investment Board
Hugh MacKinnon
Chairman & CEO
Bennett Jones LLP
Charles Magro
President & CEO
Nutrien Ltd.
Jennifer Maki
CEO
Vale Canada
Yannis Mallat
Chef de la direction
Ubisoft Montréal
Hon. John P. Manley
Chair
CIBC
Nicolas Marcoux
CEO
PwC Canada
Shelley Martin
President & CEO
Nestlé Canada Inc.
Louis Martel
President & CEO
The CSL Group Inc.
Bharat Masrani
CEO
TD
Lisa Matar
President and General Manager
Eli Lilly Canada
Siân M. Matthews
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Canada Post Corporation
Bill Maurin
Chair
Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA)
Bill Maurin
President & CEO
Meridian
Michael H. McCain
President & CEO
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Catherine McCall
Executive Director
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance
Richard H. McCoy
Board Chair
Chorus Aviation Inc.
Kevin McCreadie
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
AGF Management Limited
Tim McGuire
Director
McKinsey Canada
David I. McKay
President & CEO
RBC
Shawn McReynolds
Managing Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Jonathan D. Meadows
Managing Partner
Harper Grey LLP
Eileen Mercier
Chair
Payments Canada
Raymond Mikulich
Chairman of the Board
Altus Group
Samuel Mintzberg
Chair
HSBC Canada
David Mitchell
CEO
Pennecon Limited
Jim Mitchell
President
Lee Hecht Harrison Knightsbridge
Ron Mock
CEO
OTPP
Marcia Moffat
Managing Director, Head of Canada
BlackRock
Al Monaco
President and CEO
Enbridge Inc.
Ellen J. Moore
President & CEO
Chubb Cananda
Dave Mowat
CEO
ATB Financial
Marie Mullally
President & CEO, CUA
Chair, Halifax International Airport Authority
Michael Mullette
General Manager and Country Chair
Sanofi Canada
Heather Munroe-Blum
Chair
CPP Investment Board
John Murphy
CEO and National Managing Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais
Janice Murray
President
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
Joe Natale
CEO
Rogers Communications Inc.
Darlene Nicosia
President
Coca-Cola Canada Business Unit
Gordon Nixon
Chair of the Board
Bell Canada
Thomas O’Neill
Chairman
Scotiabank
Robert Pace
Chair
CN
Margie Parikh
Board Chair
Mountain Equipment Co-Op
David Pathe
President & CEO
Sherritt International Corporation
Kevin Peesker
President
Microsoft Canada
Sherry Peister
Chair
Green Shield Canada
Rod Phillips
Chair
Post Media Network Inc.
Domenic Pilla
CEO
McKesson Canada
Nathalie Pilon
President
ABB Canada
Chris Pinnington
CEO
Dentons Canada
Dale Ponder
National Co-Chair
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Brian Porter
President and CEO
Scotiabank
Mark Poweska
President & CEO
Hydro One Limited
Elan Pratzer
Managing Partner, Canada
Caldwell Partners
J. Robert S. Prichard
Chair
BMO Financial Group & Metrolinx
Marty Proctor
President & CEO
Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
Joseph D. Randell
President and CEO
Chorus Aviation Inc.
Donald Raymond
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer
Alignvest Management Corporation
Paul Raymond
Président et chef de la direction
Alithya
Andrew. F Reardon
Chairman of the Board
CP
Heather Reisman
CEO
Indigo
Ian Robertson
CEO
Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.
Jim Roche
Chair
Ballard Power Systems
Tony Rodrigues
Partner
Bain and Company
Paul Rollinson
CEO
Kinross Gold Corporation
Allison Rosenthal
General Manager
Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc.
Jay Rosenzweig
Founding Partner
Rosenzweig & Company
Bruce Rothney
President and Country Head
Barclays Canada
Calin Rovinescu
President and Chief Executive Officer
Air Canada
Jean-Jacques Ruest
President & CEO
CN
Michael Sabia
President and CEO
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
Sean Samson
President, CEO and Director
Rogue Resources Inc.
Reza Satchu
Managing Partner
Alignvest Management Corporation
Gerrard Schmid
CEO
D+H
Mark Schofield
Principal
Bain & Company
Sep Seyedi
CEO
Plastic Mobile
Stephen Shamie
Managing Partner
Hicks Morley
Kim Shannon
President & Co-Chief Investment Officer
Sionna Investment Managers
Ali Shivji
Managing Director, Alberta Operations
Optima Living Retirement Communities
Daren M. Smith
President and Chief Investment Officer
University of Toronto Asset Management
Don Smith
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Pension Plan
Geoff Smith
President & CEO
Ellis Don Inc.
Daphna Smuckler
Partner
BDO Canada LLP
Vagn Sørensen
Chairman
Air Canada
Cynthia Spry
Partner
Babin Bessner Spry
Myron Stadnyk
President & CEO
ARC Resources
Michael Statham
Managing Partner
WeirFoulds LLP
Bob Steacy
Chair
Domtar Corp.
Norm Steinberg
Chair
Norton Rose Fulbright
Neil Sternthal
Managing Director
Thomson Reuters
Jason Storah
President & CEO
Aviva Canada
Anna Stuart
Managing Partner, Executive Search Practice
Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette
Barbara Stymiest
Chair
CIFAR
Robert Summerby-Murray
President and Vice-Chancellor
Saint Mary's University
Kathleen P. Taylor
Chair
RBC
Barry Telford
CEO
Sodexo Canada
Robert Tessier
Chair
Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec
Kent Thexton
Managing Partner
ScaleUp Ventures LP
Joy Thomas
President & CEO
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
L. Scott Thomson
President and CEO
Finning International Inc.
Michael Tremblay
President
Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc.
Terri Troy
CEO & Chief Investment Officer
Halifax Regional Municipality Pension Plan
Maurice Tulloch
CEO International Insurance
Aviva
Kevin Uebelein
CEO
AIMco
Siim Vanaselja
Chair
TransCanada Board
Jean-Pierre Vasseur
President and CEO
NATIONAL Public Relations
Annette Verschuren
CEO & Chair
NRStor Inc.
Frank Vettese
Managing Partner & Chief Executive
Deloitte Canada
Luc Villeneuve
Country Leader Canada
Red Hat Canada Ltd
Les Viner
Managing Partner
Torys LLP
Andrea Waines
Managing Partner
Heidrick & Struggles Canada
Edward J. Waitzer
Chair
LCBO
John Wallace
President & CEO
Caldwell Partners
Kristina Williams
President & CEO
Alberta Enterprise Corporation
Steve Williams
President & CEO
Suncor Energy Inc.
Stephen Willis
President & Chairman
BP Canada Energy Company Group ULC
Eva Wong
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Borrowell
Yung Wu
CEO
MaRS Discovery District
Mary Ann Yule
President & CEO
HP Canada Co.
Dov Zevy
Managing Director
Korn Ferry
Partners
Advisory Committee
The 30% Club Advisory Committee is comprised of senior men and women business leaders that believe that gender balance positively impacts business performance. Recognising the positive impact that gender balance at leadership levels can have on the economy, the 30% Club is committed to building a strong foundation of business leaders to champion meaningful, sustainable change in the gender balance of boards and executive committees. To accomplish this the Advisory Committee, in partnership with the Steering Committee, is working to engage Board Chairs and CEOs to commit to accelerate progress towards a minimum of 30% representation.
Co-Chair
Louisa Greco
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Co-Chair
David Pathe
President & CEO
Sherritt International Corporation
Past Chair
Victor Dodig
President & CEO
CIBC
Founding Partner
Spencer Lanthier
Corporate Director
30% Club Canada
Alliance Co-Chair
Beatrix Dart
Professor & Board Director
Rotman School of Management
Rahul Bhardwaj
President & CEO
Institute of Corporate Directors
Brock Gibson Q.C.
Chair
Blakes (West)
Goldy Hyder
President and CEO
Business Council of Canada
Jennifer Laidlaw
Inclusion Partnerships
CIBC
Angelina Mehta
Director, Mining, Investment Banking
Laurentian Bank Securities
Estelle Metayer
Board Director | Principal & Founder
Competia
Constance Sugiyama
Corporate Director & Advisor
Camilla Sutton
President & CEO
Women in Capital Markets
Tanya van Biesen
Executive Director
Catalyst Canada
Kim Van Der Zon
Managing Partner
New Amsterdam Capital
Annette Verschuren
Chair & CEO
NRStor Inc.
Ambassadors
Heather Connelly
Phelps Group
Jennifer Coulson
BCI
Janne Duncan
Hansell LLP
Azadeh Houshmand
Director of Experience Design Strategy
RBC
Joanna Goncalves
National Director
Boyden
Jane Griffith
Partner
Odgers Berndtson
Mary Jackson
Chief Officer, Professional Resources
Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Alison Jeffrey
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives & Client Development Coaching
Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Cathy Logue
Managing Director
Stanton Chase
Alliance Co-Chair
Ekta Mendhi
Senior Director & Implementation Leader, Enterprise Transformation & Optimization
CIBC
Suzanne Roy
Strategic Advisor
Camilla Sutton
President & CEO
Women in Capital Markets
Richard Wajs
Managing Director, Executive Sourcing
KPMG
Ashley Woodroffe
Director
ScotiaBank
Events
Previous
Held at the Globe and Mail Centre, our 2019 International Women’s Day event gathered investors, not-for-profits, corporations and academia together to recognize this year’s #BalanceforBetter theme, one that provides a unified direction to guide and incite continuous collective action. Check out our highlight reel here, the event recap and action-oriented takeaways from our distinguished #BalanceforBetter speakers here, and our photo gallery from the event here.
As we get set to mark International Women’s Day, it’s an opportunity to take stock of where we are, celebrate accomplishments and commit to #PressforProgress. And that’s what we did today at our IWD 2018 #PressForProgress event with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Read More
Held at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, our 2018 International Womens Day event gathered investors, not-for-profits, corporations, government and academia together to celebrate the growing movement of advocacy, activism and positive change towards gender parity. Read More
NATIONAL’s Halifax office recently hosted a breakfast event with Brenda Trenowden, Head of Financial Institutions, Europe, ANZ Bank and Global Chair of the 30% Club. The event featured a riveting discussion between Brenda and Sarah Young, the Managing Partner of our Atlantic offices who also leads the Firm’s Talent Working Group, as well as a series of questions from the audience which was comprised of regional business leaders.
To read the full article click here.
The 30% Club and CIBC hosting SODEXO’s research launch, at CIBC Toronto
Desautels Hall, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto, 105 St George Street
EVENT DETAILS:
The #GoSponsorHer Campaign asks top executives to name a woman they will help support publicly. John Stackhouse will lead an on-stage conversation about the Campaign with two Co-Founders of #GoSponsorHer and some sponsors and sponsorees. The group will also discuss their advice for sponsorship success.
Date: Wednesday March 08, 2017 || 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
SPEAKERS:
Ikram Al Mouaswas, Partner - Audit, Deloitte Canada
Megan Anderson, Consultant, McKinsey & Co. and Co-Founder, #GoSponsorHer
Kirstine Stewart, Chief Strategy Officer, Diply
Laura McGee, Consultant, McKinsey & Co. and Co-Founder, #GoSponsorHer
Bruce Simpson, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Mark Wiseman, Senior Managing Director, BlackRock
Miyo Yamashita, Managing Partner, Talent, Deloitte Canada
Moderator: John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President - Office of the CEO, RBC
Desautels Hall, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto, 105 St George Street
EVENT DETAILS:
Family Enterprise contributes an estimated 60% of Canada’s GDP. Globally, that number may be as high as 90%. Meanwhile, large publicly-listed corporations continue to garner the majority of attention when it comes to high-profile management discussions such as corporate governance, leadership and diversity. At this conference, we shift our focus to Family Enterprises in order to explore their successes at developing female leaders in senior positions.
Date: Tuesday March 07, 2017 || 8:45 AM - 3:00 PM
SPEAKERS:
Kim Eddleston, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Daniel and Dorothy Grady Faculty Fellow, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
Tina Lee, CEO, T&T Supermarkets Inc.
Tiziana Casciaro, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Rotman & Professor in Leadership Development, U of T
Geoff Smith, CEO, EllisDon Construction and Building Services
Beatrix Dart, Professor of Strategy & Executive Director, Initiative for Women in Business @ Rotman
Heather Partridge, Principal and Director, Wescan Capital Inc.
Margaret Hudson, President, Burnbrae Farms Ltd.
Jennifer Wilson, Chief Financial Officer, AIL Group of Companies
La Maison symphonique de Montréal
La création de valeur par la diversité : la diversité pour favoriser une meilleure prise de décision dans les conseils d’administration
Neil Bruce, Président et chef de la direction, SNC-Lavalin
Isabelle Courville, Présidente du conseil, Banque Laurentienne
Victor G. Dodid, Président et chef de la direction, Banque CIBC et président du conseil, 30% Club Canada
Joignez-vous à des chefs d’entreprise canadiens et montréalais intéressés à explorer les occasions qui émergent grâce à la diversité alors que Neil Bruce, Isabelle Courville et Victor G. Dodig discuteront de la façon dont la diversité dans les conseils d’administration favorise une meilleure prise de décision, au profit des diverses parties prenantes.
Le mardi 20 septembre 2016, de 17 h 30 à 20 h 30
La Maison symphonique de Montréal, Place des Arts, Foyers Parterre et Allegro
1600, rue Saint-Urbain, Montréal
Vous pouvez voir l’emplacement et réserver votre place de stationnement en ligne.
Veuillez confirmer votre présence avant le 6 septembre.
Un cocktail sera servi avant le panel de discussion et une table ronde.
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Growing the Diversity Dividend: Diversity for Better Decision-Making in the Boardroom
Neil Bruce, President & CEO of SNC-Lavalin
Isabelle Courville, Chair of the Board of the Laurentian Bank
Victor G. Dodig, President & CEO of CIBC and Chair of 30% Club Canada
Join Canadian and Montreal business leaders interested in exploring the opportunities that emerge through diversity as Neil Bruce, Isabelle Courville and Victor G. Dodig, discuss how diversity in the boardroom enables better decision-making, benefiting multiple stakeholders.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
La Maison symphonique de Montréal, Place des Arts Foyers Parterre and Allegro
1600, Saint-Urbain Street, Montréal
You may see the location and reserve your indoor parking space online.
RSVP before September 6.
There will be cocktails before a panel discussion and round table.
Rotman School of Management, Toronto
Victor G. Dodig, President and CEO of CIBC & Chair of 30% Club Canada and Peter T. Grauer, Executive Chairman of Bloomberg & Founding Chairman of U.S. 30% Club invite you to join a conversation on
Growing the Diversity Dividend: The 30% Club Advantage
Join Canadian business leaders interested in exploring the opportunities that emerge through gender diversity as Peter T. Grauer and Victor G. Dodig, share experiences, roadblocks, key learnings and advice on what senior leaders can do to achieve gender diversity across all levels within organizations.
Event Details
Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Desautels Hall at the Rotman School of Management
105 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario
Hyatt Regency, Calgary
Research has documented and experience has confirmed that men have a critical role to play in creating inclusive workplaces and accelerating progress for women.
Join Catalyst and KPMG for a panel discussion with male executives who are championing change:
Many men are unfamiliar with how gender gaps in opportunity, pay, and advancement hurt them, too, both as leaders of companies and as members of families and communities.Organizations must enlist these men, in partnership with women, to work together as allies in changing the organizational norms and structures that perpetuate gender gaps.
This event is especially targeted to male senior executives, Chief Human Resources Officers, and Chief Diversity Officerswho are seeking strategies for leveraging all talent in the workplace and advice about the most effective ways for women and men to partner together in ending gender inequalities at work.
Event Details
Thursday, 2 June 2016 from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM (MDT)
Hyatt Regency - 700 Centre Street SE , Calgary, AB
Please direct any questions to Joanna Harper at jharper@catalyst.org.
Sponsored by
The Rotman School of Management, Toronto
The 30% Club Canada, Catalyst, Initiative for Women in Business, and IWF Canada invites you to celebrate International Women's Day and join the conversation: The Diversity Dividend.
Speakers
Victor G. Dodig, President and CEO, CIBC
Howard Wetston, former chairman and CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission
Alex Johnston, former Executive Director, Catalyst Canada
Moderated by Prof. Beatrix Dart, Executive Director, Initiative for Women in Business
Event Details
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
7:30 am – 8:00 am Registration & Breakfast | 8:00 am – 9:00 am Panel Discussion
Rotman School of Management, Desautels Hall
105 St George St, 2nd Floor ‐ South Building, Toronto
Sponsored by
The Rotman School of Management, Toronto.
KPMG, Toronto
Webinar
To listen to the webinar, click here
Resources
Building an inclusive team culture is key. We surveyed over 2,100 employees at large corporations—most of whom worked in one of 8 countries—to look deeply at predictors of inclusion. Our findings show that a manager’s behavior has a direct link to an employee’s experience of inclusion—in fact, almost half of an employee’s experience of inclusion can be explained by managerial inclusive leadership behaviors. Learn more here.
Coined by Anjuan Simmons, the term ‘lending privilege’ describes using your own position or power to help underrepresented or disadvantaged groups. What does it look like in action? Find out here.
The job title of Chief Technology Officer isn’t usually associated with diversity and inclusion initiatives — but Rahul Sekhon, CTO at Sun Life, sees things differently. Through his role — and his own actions — he’s playing an important role in attracting and retaining top talent. Find out how.
Jeff Perera credits his upbringing — and the negative male role models in it — for leading him towards his current career: as a speaker, writer, and facilitator focused on a modern view of manhood. His approach avoids shaming men for their learned biases, and instead encourages them to support each other as they build their ‘empathy muscles’, celebrate their differences, and set themselves free from the stereotypes they grew up with. Read more here.
Isaac Olowolafe Jr., President of Dream Maker Inc, a Toronto-based asset management firm, started his entrepreneurial journey at just 22 years old. Now at 36, he credits the support of his parents, wife and his community for his success — and he’s paying it forward, with venture capital investments and philanthropic support guided by a diversity and inclusion mandate. Learn more here.
We must take a fresh look at who is doing the work; what our work has become; when and where it happens; why we are doing it; and how to make it most successful. Read more here.
Five years into McKinsey’s gender research, they see bright spots at senior levels. But companies need to focus their efforts earlier in the pipeline to make real progress. Find out why.
The commercial imperative for putting a gender lens on your business. Read more here.
Having spent 16 years as a physics professor at Simon Fraser University, Dugan O’Neil was well aware of the underrepresentation of women in academia — and was working to change it. His recent involvement with Informed Opinions, an organization committed to amplifying women’s voices in the media, is helping to end underrepresentation on an even broader scale. Click here to find out how.
Deloitte recently released a report — The design of everyday men — that investigates men’s experiences with work, family, and masculinity. Co-author Eric Arthrell explains how his personal experience of becoming a father inspired the study, and why taking a closer look at men’s success is an opportunity for gender equality. Read more here.
Located in downtown Toronto, the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management is the leading business school in Canada. Rotman’s Initiative for Women in Business has been committed to strengthening the female talent pipeline and supporting their lifelong learning from professional growth, transition support, to leadership development. In line with this initiative, Rotman is delighted to offer this scholarship (50% of tuition fees) to an incoming female student who has demonstrated strong academic and/or professional achievements. The scholarship award recipient will also have the opportunity (non-transferable) to enroll in the Athena Program or an equivalent Professional Development program offered by Rotman’s Initiative for Women in Business, up-to 3 years after graduation. For more information on these programs, please visit our websites here: Rotman Full-Time MBA and the Initiative for Women in Business.
Whether you’re a new member or an existing member that wants to become more engaged, leverage this resource to find out ways to amplify your 30% Club membership.
Download the 30% Club logo here. English & French available in various formats.
Adopt a policy permitting your senior leadership team to serve on external boards and encourage women on your team to pursue board opportunities. Find a template policy here.
In 2016, Blakes took the ambitious and unprecedented step of benchmarking the Canadian public company board landscape for GCs. This report chronicles our learnings from the first three years of this undertaking — with a particular focus on the progress women GCs have made. Year over year, the number of GCs on boards overall has increased, and proportionally, women GCs have led the way. There are still significant opportunities for progress. Read more here.
Dean Hopkins is an entrepreneur uber-coach who’s navigated his career through the tech bubble, the transformative era of the internet and the evolving tech ecosystem. A visionary and trailblazing leader, he recognizes the power of culture and nurtures a paying-it-forward spirit. Today, Hopkins leads OneEleven, a Toronto-based innovation hub dedicated to the success of high-performing scaleups. Boyden’s Ian Collyer and Joanna Goncalves sat down with Hopkins to talk leadership, culture, scaling-up, and the value of tapping into diverse talent. Read more here.
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Salim Teja’s long career in tech has touched every part of the ecosystem, from entrepreneur, to investor, to corporate innovator. In his current role of President, Venture Services, at MaRS, he’s not only championing Canada’s tech ecosystem, he’s helping to guide it towards greater diversity — with initiatives in research, representation, and funding. Click here to learn more about what MaRS is doing.
The journey towards a diverse and inclusive workplace can be long and difficult — especially in an industry that’s overwhelmingly male-dominated — but David Pathe, President and CEO of Canadian resource company Sherritt International, knows that the benefits still outweigh the challenges. Here’s how his organization is making change.
At OMERS, diversity and inclusion isn’t just a goal on the horizon. Satish Rai, Chief Investment Officer with OMERS, explains how the organization has created a culture that puts respect and support first, with policies and daily actions that reinforce their inclusive message. Read more here.
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In this episode of McKinsey’s “Inside the Strategy Room” podcast, Senior Partner Celia Huber discusses her groundbreaking work on board diversity. Click here for the full podcast.
In September 2017, sixteen Canadian asset owners and asset managers published a Statement of Intent to use their collective voice as public company investors and members of the 30% Club Investor Group to help drive meaningful progress on gender diversity across the country’s offices and boardrooms. One year on from our call to action, and one year closer to the 5-year, 30% target, the direction of travel is positive. While the statistics are all trending positively, progress continues to be slow. The 30% goal is still a long way off, and at the current rate, the idea of gender parity in Canada’s boardroom is unlikely to be achieved in many of our lifetimes. Clearly there is still much work to be done. Read the full release here.
Over the last few decades, we’ve made progress towards gender equality in the workplace, and shifted our focus from ‘why’ we should be doing it to ‘how’ it can be done. The path that will most likely lead to success? One that includes men — as leaders, champions, and allies. Here’s why and how we’ll do it.
Over the next year, the 30% Club Canada and Women of Influence are partnering to explore the role of men, amplifying our efforts by joining together. We’ll be sharing the stories of allies — men who are advocating for gender equality in the workplace. These Champions of Change can act as visible role models, inspiring and guiding other men to follow in their footsteps. Read here for more information.
In the often male-dominated tech industry, it’s rare to find a company with a good representation of women. At Wattpad, women are the majority, visible and in positions of power at every level. Allen Lau, co-founder and CEO, looks to his employees for guidance and diverse perspectives on what’s needed for an inclusive environment, and wholly commits the company to achieving that goal. Read more here.
There’s a good news story worth talking about: Over the last few years, a uniquely Canadian strategy to tackle the pressing issue of gender inequality in the workplace has taken hold. In short, there is an emerging partnership between business, advocacy groups, investors and government. Read the full article here.
The business case for diversity on boards is clear – research has shown increased shareholder value, better governance, improved decision making and more innovative approaches to problem solving. As organizations move forward working to see more women represented on boards, Canada’s current board renewal rate of 9 per cent a year makes it clear that we need to rethink renewal strategies. Click here to read more.
VIA RAIL, Chair, Françoise Bertrand, a dedicated and bold leader, navigated her career by what challenged and inspired her. Paying little attention to the infamous glass ceiling during her 40-year career trajectory, her drive and ever-evolving nature led her to roles with Université du Québec, KPMG, and Groupe SECOR, advancing to CEO at the Société de radio-télévision du Québec, known today as Télé-Québec, and the Federation of Quebec Chambers of Commerce.
Boyden’s Martin Richard and Joanna Goncalves sat down with Françoise to talk leadership, career drivers, and the value of networks and authenticity. Click here to read the interview.
This is Osler’s fourth annual comprehensive report on diversity disclosure practices relating to women in leadership roles by TSX-listed companies. This year they found that the accelerated focus over the last year on diversity of board and executive teams among institutional investors, regulators and the media is having an impact on increasing the representation of women on boards, although the representation of women in executive officer positions is virtually unchanged.
Read the report here.
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Board composition and gender diversity are on the radars of most CEOs and board chairs today. Here are eight tools to help companies build a gender-balanced board.
Why does gender diversity on boards matter? Because purposeful board composition can enhance decision-making processes and augment an organization’s performance and market reputation. Here’s why more work must be done to boost gender diversity in Canada’s boardrooms.
NATIONAL’s Halifax office recently hosted a breakfast event with Brenda Trenowden, Head of Financial Institutions, Europe, ANZ Bank and Global Chair of the 30% Club. The event featured a riveting discussion between Brenda and Sarah Young, the Managing Partner of our Atlantic offices who also leads the Firm’s Talent Working Group, as well as a series of questions from the audience which was comprised of regional business leaders.
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Blakes Board Report: Opportunities for Women General Counsel is the first benchmarking study in Canada on the professional background of board members, with a focus on legal professionals. Read more here.
Boyden’s Sébastien Zuchowski and Chantal Hevey sat down with Mélanie to talk leadership, talent, and why true diversity can’t take shape without a pivotal culture change. To read the interview click here.
Canadian Gender and Good Governance Alliance – Directors’ Playbook
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We are thrilled to announce an unprecedented collaboration of seven advocacy groups, convened by the 30% Club Canada, working together to amplify and coordinate efforts to accelerate gender parity on boards and in executive positions. Read more here.
Read full 30% Club Canadian Investor Group: Statement of Intent, September 2017 >> “Our objective is to achieve a minimum of 30% women on the boards and at the executive management level of S&P/TSX composite index companies by 2022. 30% is the level at which critical mass is achieved and contributions of a minority group cease being representative of that particular group and begin to be judged on their own merit.”
Club des 30 % – Groupe des investisseurs canadiens Déclaration d’intention, 7 septembre 2017 “Notre objectif est d’atteindre un minimum de 30 % de femmes sur le conseil et l’équipe de haute direction des entreprises incluses dans l’indice composé S&P/TSX d’ici 2022. Ce pourcentage est le niveau à partir duquel une masse critique est atteinte, et les contributions d’un groupe minoritaire cessent de ne représenter que ce dernier et sont jugées selon leurs propres mérites.”
For the latest 30% Club Canada updates check out our recent newsletter here.
For the latest 30% Club Canada updates check out our recent newsletter here.
For the latest 30% Club Canada updates check out our recent newsletter here.
For the latest 30% Club Canada updates check out our recent newsletter here.
A Summary of the Gender and the Economy Research Roundtable What are the pros and cons of quotas? If you do impose quotas, how can you avoid the pitfalls? If you don’t use quotas, how can you make enough progress
The ICD has a suite of programs and services available to help you on the path to diversification. Click here for a selection of initiatives that may assist you with your diversification efforts.
The Institute of Corporate Directors and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP have created a complimentary Board Diversity Policy template designed to help companies meet gender diversity disclosure requirements and to provide a tool for boards to begin or further their process of diversification.
Read 30% club Canada report on creating stronger businesses and a stronger Canada through better gender balance. For the French version, click here.
Report Abstract:
Research studies show a positive relationship between stronger business performance, economic growth and the representation of women on boardsand in C-suites. For the past 25 years, women have made up the majority of university graduates across each province in Canada, however the proportion of women in corporate leadership roles does not reflect this. While the proportion of women directors in Canada has increased over time, it is essential that Canadian business leaders strategically plan to grow this momentum to ensure sustainability of gender balance. Human capital is a critical driver of growth in the economy and women are a sign cant source of untapped talent. Research shows that women aspire to be business leaders just as much as men, and despite these aspirations, educated, qualified women decide to opt out of certain organizations and industries. To create stronger businesses and a stronger Canada, it’s imperative for business leaders to create and sustain a work culture that encourages women to opt-in and stay-in. This white paper covers the following topics: gender balanced leadership creates stronger businesses and a stronger Canada, opportunities for gender balance in the Canadian market and globally, why women opt out of certain companies and industries and what companies can do to create better gender balance. Public policy and societal norms are not a focus of this paper.
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