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2013 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Nominations


Nominations open on March 8, 2013. The completed Nomination Package is due by 5:00 PM EST on May 31, 2013.

 

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Save the date for our 2013 Top 100 Award Celebrations:

Toronto – December 4, 2013

Vancouver – January 30, 2014

Calgary – March 6, 2014

Montreal – TBC

 

 

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Hall of Fame 2009
 
Stacey Allerton Firth
VP, Human Resources
Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd.
Corporate Executives
Linda M. Collier
President & CEO
Tri-ad International Freight Forwarding Ltd.
Entrepreneurs
Teri Currie
EVP, HR, Corporate & Public Affairs
TD Bank Financial Group
Corporate Executives
Sheila Fraser
Auditor General of Canada
Office of the Auditor General
Professionals
Louise Fréchette
Distinguished Fellow
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Trailblazers & Trendsetters
Jessica McDonald
Former Deputy Minister to the Premier & Head of the BC Public Service
British Columbia Public Service
Public Sector Leaders
Kim McKenzie
EVP, IT & Solutions
Scotiabank
Corporate Executives
Beverley McLachlin
Chief Justice of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Professionals
Indira Samarasekera
President and Vice-Chancellor
University of Alberta
Public Sector Leaders
Hall of Fame 2008
Shannon Bowen-Smed
President & CEO
Bowen Workforce Solutions
Corporate Executives
Elizabeth DelBianco
EVP, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
Celestica
Corporate Executives
Lise Fournel
SVP, E-Commerce and CIO
Destina and Air Canada
Corporate Executives
Marianne Harrison
EVP & General Manager, John Hancock Longterm Care Insurance
Previously EVP & Controller
Manulife Financial

Corporate Executives

Monique Leroux
CEO
Desjardins Group
Corporate Executives
Judy Shuttleworth
Retired

Nominated in her previous role as EVP, Human Resources
TELUS
Corporate Executives
Martine Turcotte
CLO
BCE and Bell Canada
Corporate Executives
Cathy Williams
Managing Director
Options Capital Ltd.
Corporate Executives
Hall of Fame 2007
Deborah Alexander
EVP, General Counsel and Secretary

Scotiabank
Corporate
Diane Bean
EVP, Corporate Affairs & Human Resources
Manulife Financial Corporation
Corporate
Elisabetta Bigsby
Group Head, Human Resources and Transformation
RBC Financial Group
Corporate
Cynthia Carroll
CEO
Anglo American, plc
Nominated in her previous role as President and CEO,
Alcan Primary Metal Group
Corporate
Alberta Cefis
EVP and Group Head, Global Transaction Banking
Scotiabank
Corporate
Sylvia Chrominska
EVP, HR & Public, Corporate & Government Affairs
Scotiabank
Corporate
Sherry Cooper
EVP, Global Economic Strategist and Chief Economist
BMO Capital Markets
Nominated in her previous role as Chief Economist, Harris Nesbitt, BMO Financial Group
Corporate
Lynda S. Cranston
President & CEO
Provincial Health Services Authority
Public Sector
Patricia Curadeau-Grou
EVP, Finance, Risk & Treasury
Nominated in her previous role as CRO and Chair of the Credit Committee

National Bank of Canada
Corporate
Gisèle Desrochers
SVP, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs, and Member of the Executive Committee
Nominated in her previous role as SVP, Human Resources and Operations

National Bank of Canada
Corporate
Rossana Di Zio Magnotta
CEO and President
Magnotta Winery Corporation
Entrepreneurs
Arlene Dickinson
President and CEO
Venture Communications LTD.
Entrepreneurs
Bonnie DuPont
Retired

Nominated in her previous role as Group Vice President,
Corporate Resources

Enbridge Inc.
Corporate
Brenda Eaton
Chair
BC Housing Management Commission
Public Sector
Janice Fukakusa
CEO
RBC Financial Group
Corporate
Janis Grantham
President & COO
Eagle Professional Resources Inc.
Entrepreneurs
Betty-Ann Heggie
Corporate Director
Nominated in her previous role as SVP of Corporate Relations

Potash Corp
Corporate
Colleen Johnston
Group Head Finance and CFO
Nominated in her previous role as CFO & EVP

TD Bank Financial Group
Corporate
Sue Lee
SVP, Human Resources & Communications
Suncor Energy Inc.
Corporate
Rebecca MacDonald
Executive Chair
Energy Savings Income Fund
Entrepreneurs
Karen Maidment
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
BMO Financial Group
Corporate
Beverley Margolian
EVP and Chief Risk Officer
Manulife Financial Corporation
Corporate
Dr. Lorna Marsden
President Emerita and Professor
Nominated in her previous role as President & Vice Chancellor
York University
Public Sector
Becky McKinnon
Executive Chairman
Nominated in her previous role as President
Timothy's Coffees of the World
Entrepreneurs
Susan Niczowski
CEO & Owner
Summerfresh Salads Incorporated
Entrepreneurs
Madeleine Paquin
President & CEO
Logistec Corporation
Entrepreneurs
Rose Patten
Senior EVP, Head of Human Resources and Senior Leadership Advisor
BMO Financial Group
Corporate
Dr. Martha Piper
Corporate Director
BMO Financial Group
Nominated in her previous role as President and Vice-Chancellor,
The University of British Columbia

Public Sector
Karen Radford
EVP & President, TELUS Quebec & Partner Solutions
TELUS
Corporate
Sarah Raiss
EVP, Corporate Services
TransCanada Corporation
Corporate
Katherine Rethy
Director
Nominated in her previous role as Senior VP, Information Systems, Procurement, Logistics, Enterprise Risk Management and Facilities
Falconbridge Limited
Corporate
Drude Rimell
Retired
Nominated in her previous role as EVP, Corporate Services
EnCana Corporation
Corporate
Judy Rogers
Retired

Nominated in her previous role as City Manager
City of Vancouver
Public Sector
Manishi Sagar
President & CEO
The Kinderville Group
Entrepreneurs
Judy Samuelson
Former Cabinet Secretary and Clerk of the Executive Council
Government of Saskatchewan
Public Sector
Kathleen Sendall
Retired

Nominated in her previous role as SVP, North America Natural Gas
Petro - Canada
Corporate
Marilyn Sheftel
Dealer Principal
Silverhill Acura
Entrepreneurs
Jacqueline Sheppard
Retired

Nominated in her previous role as EVP, Corporate & Legal
Talisman Energy Inc.
Corporate
Karen Sheriff
President - Small Medium Business
Bell Canada
Corporate
Barbara Stymiest
COO
Royal Bank of Canada
Corporate
Rita Tsang
President and Chief Executive
Tour East Holidays
Entrepreneurs
Cora Tsouflidou
President and Chairman of the Board
Franchises Cora Inc.
Entrepreneurs
Sylvia Vogel
Founder & CEO
Canderm Pharma Inc.
Entrepreneurs
Sheila Weatherill
President & CEO
Capital Health
Public Sector
Janet Yale
EVP, Corporate Affairs
TELUS
Corporate