DEP 71 MODULE III DIRECTORS EDUCATION PROGRAM FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
National Academic Director Richard C. Powers M.B.A. (Queen's University), L.LB. (Queen's University), ICD.D Profit Governance Essentials Program Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Telephone: 416-946-8610 E-Mail: powers@rotman.utoronto.ca An internationally recognized expert in both corporate and not-for-profit governance, Richard is the National Academic Director of The Directors Education Program (DEP) and the Not-For-Profit Governance Essentials Program (GEP) (in partnership with the Institute of Corporate Directors ICD). Richard also serves as the Academic Director of the CUES Governance Programs in Canada. He also teaches in Rotman s Executive MBA, OMNIUM, MBA and Executive Education Programs. Richard has lead and taught in the DEP and GEP for over 12 years, and has assisted in designing and implementing the programs at 13 universities across Canada. The DEP is recognized as one of the most robust governance programs in the world. In addition to his responsibilities with the DEP, Richard has worked with numerous boards, associations and organizations in identifying, creating and developing best governance practices. He is a director and committee member of several not-for-profit organizations and frequently comments on legal and governance issues in various media across Canada.
Academic Directors Alexander Dyck; PhD, BA Academic Director, Directors Education Program, Professor of Finance and Business Economics, Manulife Financial Chair in Financial Services, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Telephone: 416-946-0819 E-Mail: A.Dyck@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca Alexander Dyck is a Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the Rotman School of Management and holds the Manulife Financial Chair in Financial Services. At Rotman, he teaches Corporate Finance in the PhD program, and Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity in the MBA program. In 2009-2010 he was a visiting scholar in Finance at INSEAD, France, and in 2016-2017 was a visiting scholar at Yale University. From 1993-2003 he was Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School where he taught in the MBA, doctoral and executive education programs. His primary research interest is in the problem of corporate governance, the institutions that bear on it, and the implications for management. He has published extensively on governance, regulation, and corporate finance and his research has been featured in the press, including The New York Times, the Financial Times, and the Globe and Mail. Dyck is an Academic Director of the Directors Education Program. He is on the academic advisory board of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, is a board member of the Rotman International Center for Pension Management, and the Director of the Capital Markets Institute. In 1993, Dyck earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University and in 1988 received his honours BA from the University of Western Ontario. He is a multiple winner of Professor of the year by the graduating MBA students and the recipient of the Martin Award for Teaching.
Glen Whyte; PhD, MPhil, MA, JD, MBA Marcel Desautels Chair in Integrative Thinking Professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management, Academic Director, Directors Education Program, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Telephone: 416-978-4369 E-Mail: whyte@rotman.utoronto.ca Glen Whyte is Professor of Organizational Behaviour and holder of the Marcel Desautels Chair in Integrative Thinking at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He is also a lawyer, an award winning teacher and researcher, and spent his most recent sabbatical as visiting scholar in the Negotiations, Organizations, and Markets group at the Harvard Business School. Glen also spent 5 years as Associate Dean of Curriculum at Rotman, and is the former Executive Director of MBA Programs. More recently, Glen spent parts of 2016 and 2017 in Ottawa as a Visiting Assistant Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Glen holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and MA, MPhil, and Ph.D. degrees in Organizational Behaviour from the School of Management, Yale University. Glen has expertise in negotiations, decision making, dispute resolution, risk management, and corporate governance and has extensive consulting experience in both private and public sector organizations.
Faculty Peter Stephenson; PhD President, Meridien Consulting Services Inc. Telephone: 416-972-0782 E-Mail: pstephenson@meridienconsulting.com Dr. Peter Stephenson specializes in building strategic leadership capability. He is an organizational psychologist, management consultant and trusted advisor to CEOs, boards of directors and executive teams. His clients are predominantly large Canadian organizations and include several U.S. Fortune 500 firms. His practice is founded on the insight that true growth, performance and success are directly related to the development of leadership at the individual, team and organizational level. He has over 20 years of experience helping CEOs, organizations and boards do this more effectively. Peter consults on a broad range of leadership issues including the implementation of business strategy, merger and acquisition integration, executive assessment and development, board effectiveness, and organization restructuring. With his dual background in management and the behavioural sciences, Peter combines his strategic perspective on business with a firm grounding in organizational behaviour. He understands individuals and teams. He is highly skilled in analyzing competencies, motivations and potential, and in collaborating with clients to help facilitate the changes that will make a real and lasting difference to their performance. Peter has a B.Sc. from Trent University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from the University of Toronto. He is a frequent guest speaker on board governance, strategy implementation, succession planning and executive development. He has served on several non-profit boards. Peter is a graduate of the ICD Corporate Governance College Director Education Program and has his ICD.D designation. Prior to founding Meridien in 1997, he spent 14 years at RHR International a leading international firm of management psychologists where he led the firm s strategy and change implementation practice and managed the growth of its Canadian business. He was also an internal organization development consultant with a major oil company.
Georges Soaré Hugessen Consulting Inc. Telephone: 416-868-4416 E-Mail: gsoare@hugessen.com Georges is an accomplished executive and corporate director with 20 years of experience working with public and private companies in Canada and the US. He has extensive experience as a board member, including as a member and/or chairman of Compensation and Audit Committees. He is well versed in corporate strategy, governance, valuation, business performance measurement, and executive compensation. Experience Georges joined Hugessen Consulting in 2006 as a founding partner. Georges was previously a Managing Director with BMO Capital Markets Merchant Banking Group (part of Bank of Montreal), based in Toronto. He was involved with all aspects of the group s diversified private equity investments for over 10 years, which included close involvement with portfolio company leadership teams and Boards/Committees. Georges prior corporate experience includes Vice-President, Corporate Development for Cott Corporation (1994-1995), and as an investment banker specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions for Burns Fry Limited, a predecessor firm to BMO Capital Markets (1988-1993). Georges is a lawyer by training and articled at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. Education Georges holds a BA from University of Toronto, an MBA from Schulich School of Business and a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He remains active with several not-for-profit organizations.
Emily Cole B.A. (McGill), J.D. (Osgoode), ICD.D Qualified to practice law in New York and Ontario Partner and Head of National Securities Litigation Group, Miller Thomson LLP P: (416) 595-8640 E: ecole@millerthomson.com A former prosecutor with the Ontario Securities Commission, Emily has an intimate knowledge of the regulation of the capital markets in Ontario and has specialized expertise in securities litigation and white collar defence. She defends directors, officers and companies in investigations and prosecutions of allegations including corruption, fraud and insider trading in administrative, regulatory, quasi-criminal and criminal proceedings and related civil matters. She also conducts internal investigations for companies and guides individuals and companies through domestic and multi-jurisdiction external investigations conducted under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (MLAT). Emily is qualified to practice law in Ontario and New York and has an in-depth understanding of the Canadian, US and international landscape of public and private enforcement of securities law including corporate governance, compliance, take-over bid litigation and securities class actions.
Alexandra Kindbom Senior Vice-President Marsh Canada Email: Alexandra.Kindbom@marsh.com Current Responsibilities Alexandra is co-chair of Marsh s Financial and Professional Services (FINPRO) Claims Advocacy Practice for Canada. In this role, Alexandra advises and advocates on behalf of Marsh clients in the resolution and management of complex claims including multi-national actions, with an emphasis on Directors and Officers (D & O) Liability. As a claims advocate, Alexandra is part of a global team of non-practicing lawyers who provide expertise in claims handling and advocacy services specific to FINPRO product lines, securities litigation and management liability. The FINPRO product lines include D&O Liability, employment practices liability, pension trust liability, and related professional liability coverage for commercial and financial institutions. Experience Alexandra has been in the insurance industry since 1997. Prior to joining Marsh in 2003, Alexandra was a practicing insurance defense litigation lawyer. She has, and continues to advise on policy interpretation, draft policy wordings in respect to changing exposures, analyze coverage positions by insurers, and formulate coverage responses to maximize claims recoverability, and successfully advocate for Marsh clients in respect of complex, multi-jurisdictional claims. Alexandra writes and speaks about significant developments affecting FINPRO product lines at industry conferences. She instructs at the Directors Education Program sponsored by the Institute of Corporate Directors at the University of Toronto s Rotman School of Management and develops and facilitates internal training courses at Marsh in relation to FINPRO product lines. In 2008, Alexandra participated on Marsh s Global Errors and Omissions (E&O) Board, which was created to further develop Marsh s E&O Practice. In 2010, Alexandra was appointed to Marsh s Global D&O Advisory Board, which was developed to continually raise the bar for excellence in the D&O and executive risk field. Education Canadian Legal Accreditation, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law Juris Doctor, Tulane Law School, Louisiana BA, Cum Laude, Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts Affiliations Registered Insurance Broker of Ontario (RIBO) Member, Canadian Bar Association Member, Ontario Bar Association Member, Law Society of Upper Canada Member, Professional Liability Underwriters Association (PLUS) Member, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA)