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Updated November 22, 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Peter Currie’s 35-year career in finance and accounting has included more than 15 years as a Chief Financial Officer, including at North American Life Assurance Company (1992-1994), Nortel Networks Corporation (1994-1997), Royal Bank of Canada, where he was Vice-Chairman and CFO (1997-2004), and Nortel Networks (2005-2007), where he was brought back to take a lead role in resolving the accounting and reporting issues confronting the corporation. Mr. Currie holds a B.A. and an MBA from York University. He is a Director of Affinion Group Inc., Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Canadian Tire Corporation, and Intelius Inc., and is a Member, Board of Governors, Executive Committee, and Chair, Finance & Audit Committee, at York University, for which he also is a Director of York University Development Corporation. |
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 | Hal Merwald was the Chairman of the Board of Pachena Industries Ltd. (1994-1995) when CVCC/ARISE was the controlling shareholder (1993-1995). He was the national Executive Director of Young Life Canada and has been involved with various executive leadership positions with that organization since 1963. Hal has served as the CEO of Young Life in Brazil, United States and Canada. His experience internationally, leadership development skills and mentorship skills have made an important contribution to the leadership of the ARISE Board. Hal has a B.A. from Wheaton College and M.Div. from Wheaton Graduate School. |
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 | Daniel (Dan) P. Shea, President and CEO, is a seasoned senior executive with 30 years of broad experience in the high tech field with IBM, Celestica and Research in Motion. He has gained the reputation of being a strong leader by delivering on commitments in areas related to innovation, profit, revenue growth and complex problem solving. He is a professional engineer and holds a BASc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto. |
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 | Garry West, Board Chair, was Managing Partner at Ernst & Young LLP, responsible for the accounting firm’s practice in regional and urban Ontario locations. In addition, Mr. West has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer for ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (October 2007-February 2008), is a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for BSM Technologies Inc. Mr. West has been active with a number of not-for-profit organizations, including Cambridge Memorial Hospital (2003-2007), the Royal Canadian Golf Association (2007), and the Bayview Golf and Country Club. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto, became a Chartered Accountant in 1974 and a FCA in 2006. |
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