AppendixAppendix 1: 1: Survey Participants’ Survey Participants’ Biographies Biographies NAME BIO Aaron Regent
Aaron Regent is Scotiabank’s Chairperson of the Board. In addition, Mr. Regent is the Founding Partner at Magris Resources Inc. and serves as the Chairperson and CEO of Niobec Inc.
Adam Legge
Adam Legge currently serves as the President of the Business Council of Alberta. Mr. Legge has spent more than 20 years leading organizations in the private sector, public policy and economic development.
Alison Loat
Alison Loat is the Managing Director, Sustainable Investing and Innovation at OPTrust, one of Canada’s largest pension funds. She is the co-founder of Samara Canada and the recipient of the Queen’s Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals for her service to Canada.
Allyson Hewitt
Allyson Hewitt is the Vice President, Impact at MaRS Discovery District. In her role at MaRS, Ms. Hewitt helps lead the social innovation programs, including working with startups and corporates to help increase their social impact.
André Beaulieu
André Beaulieu is BCE Inc.’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Services, which includes one of Canada’s largest procurement operations, Corporate Security and Responsibility, Real Estate Services, as well the integration of corporate acquisitions and BCE’s major restructuring initiatives.
Andrew Molson
A lawyer by training, Mr. Molson is Chairperson of AVENIR GLOBAL, a network uniting seven strategic communications firms across Canada, the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. He is also Chairperson of Molson Coors Beverage Company and serves on several boards of directors, including Groupe Deschênes and the CH Group, owner of evenko and the Montreal Canadiens. Mr. Molson participates on several non-profit boards, including the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations, Concordia University Foundation, the evenko foundation for emerging talent, Business for the Arts, the Québec Blue Cross, the Montreal General Hospital Foundation and the Molson Foundation, a family foundation dedicated to the betterment of Canadian society.
Bernard Lord
Bernard Lord is the CEO of Medavie, a health solutions partner. In his role, Mr. Lord provides strategic leadership to further the company’s mission of improving the wellbeing of Canadians. Mr. Lord served as Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006.
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