Mr. Pierre H. Lessard
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Pierre H. Lessard is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Metro Inc., one of the largest food retailer and distributor in Canada. He has spent more than 40 years of his professional career in the food industry, first with Provigo Inc. where he was President and COO from 1976 to 1985, and then with Metro Inc. where he served as President and CEO from 1990 to 2008.
Under Mr. Lessard’s leadership, Metro grew to become the market leader in the province of Québec and successfully expanded outside the province through strategic acquisitions. This outstanding performance and long-term track record rewarded the shareholders of the company with unparalleled value creation. Today, with over 65,000 employees, Metro Inc. operates in Québec and Ontario over 600 food stores and over 250 drugstores.
Through Metro and on his own initiative, Mr. Lessard has assumed a highly active role in the community. Known for building better, stronger communities, Metro lends its network of stores to many an effort and charitable campaigns. Mr. Lessard is personally involved in various art, education and health organizations.
Mr. Lessard is currently a director of Metro Inc., TD Bank Financial Group, and SNC Lavalin Group Inc. He received a Bachelor and a Master degree from université Laval, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant. |
Dr. Norman B. Keevil
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Dr. Norman B. Keevil is Chairman of Teck Resources Ltd., and a man whose legacy in the mining industry will perhaps only be surpassed by the immeasurable contributions he has made to Canada and its citizens.
Dr. Keevil’s business acumen, vision and leadership have taken a small gold mining company in Ontario and Québec to being Canada’s largest, most diversified mining, mineral processing and metallurgical company, and world leader in the production of copper, steelmaking coal and zinc, molybdenum, and specialty metals.
A graduate of the University of Toronto (B.A. Sc.), the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D.) and bestowed with an honorary LL.D. from the University of British Columbia, Dr. Keevil is a lifetime director of the Mining Association of Canada, and was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in January 2004.
Having built many a bridge between academic research and industry, Dr. Keevil’s contributions have provided others with the opportunity to increase their knowledge of geology and mineral development. Notably, the Norman B. Keevil Chair in Mineral Exploration at the University of British Columbia (UBC) serves to raise the level of research activity and profile of mineral exploration.
With a strong sense of community and culture, Dr. Keevil has been an avid supporter of programs designed to build stronger communities and support families including the new Children’s Hospital in Vancouver (Mining for Miracles Campaign) and Royal Ontario Museum.
With his induction into the Order of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, Dr. Keevil follows in his father’s footsteps, Dr. Norman B. Keevil O.C., who himself is a Companion of the Order. |
Mr. Clive Beddoe
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Clive Beddoe was instrumental in developing one of the most successful airlines in recent aviation history, Clive Beddoe is a founding shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors at WestJet Airlines.
Offering Canadians low fares and an unsurpassed guest experience, WestJet has fundamentally changed air travel in Canada. Over 80M guests have chosen to fly with the airline since it entered into operation and impressively, it now boasts a fleet of 90 aircraft, with more than 8,000 Canadian employees, serving approximately 3,000 flights per week to 71 destinations in Canada, the united States, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Mr. Beddoe’s keen business acumen has shaped the development of WestJet’s corporate culture, executive team and strategy. A true entrepreneur and visionary, his strong background in financial planning and strategic management was gained through several successful real estate and plastics enterprises.
In 2000, Mr. Beddoe and his fellow WestJet founders received the Worldwide Award for Teamwork at the World Entrepreneur of the year celebrations and, in 2004, he received the prestigious Canadian Business Leader Award from the university of Alberta Faculty of Business and the Business Advisory Council.
In 2009, Mr. Beddoe was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends - Visionary category, and in 2008 was recognized by the University of Victoria’s School of Business as their Distinguished Entrepreneur of the year. Bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Calgary, Mr. Beddoe is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian youth Business Federation (2007).
Mr. Beddoe is personally involved in numerous organizations, most notably the Boys and Girls Club of Canada. |
Mr. Tong Louie O.C, O.B.C (1914-1998)
Mr. Brandt Louie B.COMM., FCA, O.B.C. |
Tong Louie was the former President of Vancouver-based H.Y. Louie Ltd., Mr. Tong Louie is posthumously inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame with his son, current Chairman and CEO, H.Y. Louie Co. Ltd., and Chairman of the Board, London Drugs, Mr. Brandt Louie.
Tong Louie took a modest grocery and restaurant supply company started by his father Hok Yat Louie, and turned it into a successful retail chain of over a hundred drugstores and supermarkets in Western Canada. This growth and early entrepreneurial success of the H.Y. Louie group of companies including London Drugs and IGA, was not lost on Brandt who has grown the retail powerhouse to 75 stores; the second largest retailer in British Columbia.
During the last decade, continued innovation at H.Y. Louie and Brandt’s entrepreneurial spirit have led to the birth of London Drugs’ sister companies - London Air Services and Sonora Resort - which have also become leaders in their respective industries.
Known for their commitment to the greater business community and economic growth in Canada, Tong and Brandt have both served as Directors of the Board at several key Canadian companies including the Royal Bank of Canada where Brandt continues to serve as director today. Brandt also participates on the global stage, as governor representing the Food and Beverage Industry, each year at the World Economic forum.
Both Tong and Brandt have held honourable positions at Canadian health and educational institutions; Tong, as Chairman and Governor at a variety of organizations including the Canadian Diabetes Association and the University of British Columbia, and Brandt currently as Chancellor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University; council of governors, Vancouver Community College; governor, Vancouver Board of Trade and the B.C. Business Council; trustee of the Fraser Institute, and Director of the Historical-Dominion Foundation of Canada.
Tong Louie’s philanthropic legacy continues today through Brandt Louie and his extended family’s work at the London Drugs Foundation and the Tong and Geraldine Louie Family Foundation. Each year, the Louie family foundations support many health, educational and arts programs across Canada. |
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