October 14, 2014 - William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointments of Rupert Duchesne, Thorsten Koeppl, Hari K. Panday, Gino Scapillati and Ray Sharma to the National Council, whose members provide strategic perspectives relevant to the Institute's overall research program.
Rupert Duchesne
MBA, Manchester
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Group Chief Executive, Aimia
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Former Vice President Marketing, Senior Vice President International and Chief Integration Officer, Air Canada
Thorsten Koeppl
PhD, Minnesota
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Associate Professor of Economics and RBC Fellow, Queen's University
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Scholar in Financial Services and Monetary Policy, C.D. Howe Institute
Hari K. Panday F
CPA, FCGA, ICD.D
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President & CEO, PanVest Capital Corporation
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Founding President & former CEO, ICICI Bank Canada
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Honorary Liuetenant-Colonel, 32 Service Battalion, 4 Canadian Division
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Independent Corporate Director: Pro-Demnity Insurance Co. and Tarion Warranty Corporation
Gino Scapillati
BComm, McMaster, FCPA, FCA, CPA (Illinois)
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Vice Chair, PwC Canada
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Member of Global Governance Board, PwC
Ray Sharma
HBA, Ivey
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Executive Managing Director & Founder, Extreme Venture Partners
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Chairman & Founder, XMG Studio Inc.
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Chairman & Founder, ThinkData Works
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Advisory Panel on Open Government, Treasury Board of Canada
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Board of Trustees, Royal Ontario Museum
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Former Chairman & Founder, Xtreme Labs
For more information please contact: James Fleming, Editor and Vice President, Media, of the C.D. Howe Institute at 416-865-1904; email: jfleming@cdhowe.org.
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