Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario elects 2008-2009 governing Council

Council membership includes strong regional representation, including new Chair

Toronto (June 20, 2008) – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario announced the election of its 2008-2009 governing Council at its Annual General Meeting on June 19. Nine new members were either elected or re-elected to the Council and Gerald Mills, FCA, of London Ontario, became the new Council Chair.

The 2008 – 2009 Executive Group members are:

Chair – Gerald Mills
Vice Chair – Gregory Gallant, CA
Council Finance Committee Chair – Richard Johnston, FCA
Council Bylaws Review Committee Chair – Bonnie Foster, FCA
Council Membership Committee Chair – John Friday, FCA
Executive Member-at-Large – Robert Scullion, CA
Public Representative – D’Arcy Delamere

Members elected to the Institute’s Council for a two-year term commencing 2008-2009 are:

Marrianne Bridge, CA, Manager, Compliance of the Ontario Securities Commission, Toronto
Julie Bertoia, CA, Director, Accounting Policy, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
Garry Foster, FCA, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Toronto
John Friday, FCA, Director, Management Services, Children's Centre Thunder Bay
Gregory Gallant, CA, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP, Toronto
Richard Johnston, FCA, Partner, Johnston Beaudette, Cornwall
Bruce McConomy, CA, Associate Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo
Dianne McMullen, CA, Toronto Region Managing Tax Partner, BDO Dunwoody LLP, Toronto
Robert Scullion, CA, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto

The other seven elected members of Council, whose two-year terms continue until the end of the 2008-2009 year, are:

Mary Lou Maher, CA, Chief Financial Officer, KPMG LLP, Toronto
Isabel Meharry, CA, Chief Financial Officer, Green Shield Canada, Toronto
Gino Scapillati, CA, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto
James Barnett, FCA, Director, School of Accountancy, University of Waterloo
Bonnie Foster, FCA, Partner, Ross Pope & Company, Timmins
Gerald Mills, FCA, Senior Partner, Collins Barrow KMD LLP, London
Linda Thibeault, CA, Manager, Morley Sanderson Millard & Foster LLP, Aurora

The Ontario government also appoints four public representative positions to the Council. They are D’Arcy Delamere, Tim Kennish, Dina Palozzi and Dr. James Young.

"The CA profession is in the forefront of our province’s economy, with unprecedented opportunities, challenges and demands," said Brian Hunt, FCA, President and CEO of the Institute. “Our renewed Council brings together top Chartered Accountants with a wide range of experience and expertise. We believe this team will help further build and strengthen the CA designation and our profession’s contribution to Ontario’s prosperity.”

The Council boasts a cross-section of business and community leaders from communities across Ontario, including Aurora, Cornwall, London, Mississauga, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Toronto and Waterloo.

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About the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario is the qualifying and regulatory body of Ontario's 33,000 CAs and 5,000 CA students. Since 1879, the Institute has protected the public interest through the CA profession's high standards of qualification and the enforcement of its rules of professional conduct. Recognized internationally, the CA designation denotes financial expertise, strategic thinking, business insight and leadership. The Institute website is: www.icao.on.ca and the student website is www.ca2b.biz.

For more information, please contact:
Perry Jensen
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
69 Bloor St. East Toronto, Ontario M4W 1B3
416-969-4271 or 1-800-387-0735 ext. 271
pjensen@icao.on.ca