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2023 Catalyst Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader:
- Jeahnette Cavaliere, Canada Country Manager, Wells Fargo (En français)
Business Leader:
- Caroline Gayle, Managing Director, Technology Financial Services, Accenture (En français)
Human Resources/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leaders:
- Tyjondah Kerr, Former Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Current Director, Program Development & Delivery – Community, Sustainability & Social Responsibility, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (En français)
- Mona Malone, Chief Human Resources Officer and Head, People & Culture, BMO Financial Group (En français)
- Taralyn Parr, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (En français)
- Janine Tamboli, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Maple Leaf Foods (En français)
Next Generation Leader:
- Bobby Gale, Director, Analytical and Data Platforms, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (En français)
2022 Catalyst Honours Champions
Business Leaders:
- Katherine (Katie) Dudtschak, Executive Vice President, Regional Banking, Personal & Commercial Banking, RBC (En français)
- Édith Cloutier, Regional President for Quebec, VP of Sales for Ottawa, Quebec, and Federal, Rogers Communications (En français)
Emerging Leaders:
- Nicole McCormick, Senior Manager of Newsgathering, CityNews, Rogers Sports & Media (En français)
- Swanzy Quarshie, CFA, Director, Energy Sales Specialist, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank (En français)
Special Recognition:
- Beth S. Horowitz, Corporate Director; Former President & CEO, Amex Canada Inc. (En français)
2021 Catalyst Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader:
- Evan Siddall, Former President & CEO, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) (En français)
Business Leaders:
- Lorraine Gray, Director, Stations Services, Hydro One (En français)
- Bhushan Ivaturi, SVP & Chief Information Officer, Enbridge Inc. (En français)
- Deland Kamanga, Head of Global Markets, BMO Capital Markets (En français)
- Alice Wong, SVP & Chief Corporate Officer, Cameco (En français)
Emerging Leader:
- Eguono Onoyovwi Omotayo, Director of Product, Enterprise CRM, CIBC (En français)
2020 Catalyst Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader:
- Nicole Bourque Bouchier, CEO and Co-Owner, Bouchier (En français)
- Guy Cormier, President and CEO, Desjardins Group (En français)
- Mark Machin, President & CEO, CPP Investments (En français)
- Gillian Riley, President & CEO, Tangerine Bank, Executive Vice President, Scotiabank (En français)
Business Leader:
- Arlene Dedier, Director, Colliers Project Leaders (En français)
Emerging Leader:
- Miranda McKie, Manager, Digital Business Integration, Accenture (En français)
2019 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader:
- Sandra Stuart, Group General Manager, President & CEO, HSBC Bank Canada (En français)
Business Leader:
- Norie Campbell, Group Head, Customer & Colleague Experience, TD Bank Group (En français)
- Alison Jeffrey, Senior Adviser, Strategic Initiatives & Client Development Coaching, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (En français)
Emerging Leader:
- Michael Cherny, Chief of Staff, Audit Public Practice, Deloitte (En français)
Special Recognition:
- Thomas O’Neill, Retired Canadian Business Leader
2018 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leaders
- Bill McFarland, CEO and Chief Inclusion Officer, PwC Canada (En français)
- Aneela Zaib, Founder & CEO, emergiTEL (En français)
Business Leaders
- Simon Fish, General Counsel, BMO Financial Group (En français)
- Claudia Thompson, Managing Director, Health & Public Service, and Inclusion & Diversity Managing Director, Accenture Canada (En français)
Emerging Leaders
- Erin Davis, Director, Global Talent Engagement, Stantec Consulting (En français)
- Kona Goulet, Director, Inclusion, BMO Financial Group (En français)
2018 Catalyst Canada International Trailblazer
- Stacey Allaster, Chief Executive, Professional Tennis, United States Tennis Association
2017 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leaders
- Victor G. Dodig, President & CEO, CIBC (En français)
- Chris Huskilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Emera Inc. (En français)
Business Leaders
- Pierre Dubreuil, Executive Vice President, Financing, Business Development Bank of Canada (En français)
- Kenneth J. Fredeen, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board, Deloitte LLP (Canada) (En français)
Emerging Leader
- Kimberly Smith, Senior Manager, EY Canada (En français)
2016 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Frank Vettese, Managing Partner and Chief Executive, Deloitte Canada (En français)
Business Leaders
- Philip Grosch, Partner, National Digital Services Leader, PwC Canada (En français)
- Carol Osler, SVP, Financial Crimes & Fraud Management Group, TD Bank Group (En français)
- Anna Tudela, Vice President, Diversity, Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Secretary, Goldcorp Inc. (En français)
Emerging Leaders
- Lara Di Gregorio, Manager, Acquisitions & Asset Management, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments (En français)
- Shilpa Mandhan, former Associate Director, Client Services, Precima (A LoyaltyOne Company) (En français)
- Jenn Ocampo-King, Director, Prime Brokerage, TD Securities (En français)
2015 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Bill Thomas, Chief Executive Officer – KPMG in Canada, Chair – KPMG’s Americas Region (En français)
Business Leaders
- Cynthia Hansen, Senior Vice President, Operations, Enbridge Pipelines Inc. (En français)
- Colleen Moorehead, Chief Client Officer, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (En français)
2014 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leaders
- Dean Johnson, Past President & CEO, Sodexo Canada Ltd. (En français)
- Ellen Moore, President & CEO, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada (En français)
Business Leader
- Sharon MacLeod, Vice President Personal Care North America, Unilever (En français)
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Zabeen Hirji, Chief Human Resources Officer, RBC (En français)
Special Recognition – Board Diversity Champion
- Hon. Howard I. Wetston, Q.C., Chair & CEO, Ontario Securities Commission (En français)
2013 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leaders
- Marc-André Blanchard, Chair & Chief Executive Officer, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (En français)
- Lorraine Mitchelmore, President and Country Chair & Executive Vice President Heavy Oil, Shell Canada Limited (En français)
Business Leaders
- Susan Allen, Assurance Partner, International Team Leader, Global Assurance Quality Group, PwC Canada (En français)
- Colleen Johnston, Group Head Finance, Sourcing and Corporate Communications, and Chief Financial Officer, TD Bank Group (En français)
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Kate Broer, Partner and Canada Region Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion, Dentons Canada LLP (En français)
Special Recognition — Board Diversity Champion
- Purdy Crawford, Counsel, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (En français)
2012 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Gordon M. Nixon, President & Chief Executive Officer, RBC
Business Leader
- Anne-Marie Hubert, Managing Partner, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Jane Allen, Partner & Chief Diversity Officer, Deloitte Canada
Special Recognition
- Claude Dussault, Chairman of the Board, Intact Financial Corporation
2011 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board, President and CEO, Desjardins Group
Business Leader
- Jennifer Tory, Regional President, Greater Toronto Region, RBC
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Michael Bach, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, KPMG LLP
2010 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Ed Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer, TD Bank Group
Business Leader
- Colleen Sidford, Vice President, Treasurer, Ontario Power Generation
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Sylvia Chrominska, Group Head of Global Human Resources and Communications, Scotiabank
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