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Member Notables New President and CEO at Equitable Life of Canada The Board of Directors of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada recently appointed Fabien Jeudy as the company’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. He will assume this position on July 5, 2021 from Ronald Beettam who is retiring after sixteen years with the organization. An Equitable news release from March 30, 2021 identified Jeudy as a collaborative leader with more than thirty years of experience across the insurance industry. He graduated from Concordia University in 1990 and is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. “I’m honoured to be selected by the Board to be the next leader of Equitable Life and I am looking forward to working with the extraordinary leadership team and exemplary people there,” said Jeudy upon his appointment. “There are long standing relationships with advisors and partners, who have helped build Equitable into one of Canada’s largest and most financially stable mutual companies. I’m looking forward to working with them all so we can continue delivering excellent products and service to our clients.”
New CEO at London Chamber of Commerce Graham Henderson is the new Chief Executive Officer at the London Chamber of Commerce. He replaces Gerry Macartney who recently retired after 24 years in the position. Prior to this appointment Mr. Henderson was CEO at Music Canada for fifteen years. He also served with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for twelve years, including the Chair and Treasurer positions. Graham was also a distinguished entertainment lawyer providing legal representation to many prominent Canadian recording artists and served as Vice-President for Universal Music Canada. The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce congratulates Mr. Henderson on his appointment and we look forward to working on many mutually beneficial initiatives to assist businesses across southwestern Ontario.
Carol Leaman Appointed to Algonquin Power & Utilities Board of Directors Oakville-based Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation recently announced the appointment of Carol Leaman to their Board of Directors. Carol is President & CEO of Axonify, a leading organization in developing and providing online training and work process solutions for frontline workers. She is the 2017 recipient of the Profit 500 Award as Canada’s Leading Female Entrepreneur and advises several Canadian technology firms. Algonquin Power & Utilities is a diversified generation, transmission and distribution utility with approximately $13 billion of total assets. They are a global leader in renewable energy through a portfolio of long-term contracted wind, solar and hydroelectric generating facilities.
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