Recent Events In Pictures : May - FEI Canada

DRAFT—September 2011 Issue
FEI Membership
Committee Report
The results are in for the FEI Canada
Membership Survey conducted in May. We
had 219 responses (representing 12.2% of
the total membership) from 1,785 members
across Canada, who received the Survey to
complete. Our members stated that the main
reasons they join and stay with FEI Canada is
the networking and quality of speakers at
meetings, followed by continuing education
requirements and updates on technical issues.
Our members also indicated that they
would like to participate in new FEI initiatives
such as roundtable discussions or virtual
meetings with content experts. The Survey
further indicated that the topics members
were most interested in were leadership &
management, followed by risk management,
IT issues and talent retention & executive
compensation.
Over the summer, FEI Canada will be working
with HEC Montreal MBA students to review
the Survey results in more detail and prepare
a report to define FEI Canada’s value proposition
and marketing plan based upon current
and future members’ needs and other leading
organizations’ practices. The report will be
presented at the September FEI Canada
Board meeting for full review and discussion.
Stay tuned for further news on the Survey and
the completed report.
FEI still exists primarily for its networking opportunities
and being able to be plugged into
the CFO and senior financial executive community.
I read a recent article on 5 reasons
you should invest your time in networking.
The number one reason for networking was
4
the simple benefit of having friends in the
business community with no strings attached.
This was followed by business opportunities,
professional advice, better connections to certain
people and a positive sense of belonging.
Shared experiences from networking can help
you in your career and to solve business issues.
So, the extent
to which you benefit
will depend on your
The number one
reason for
networking was the
simple benefit of
having friends in the
business community
with no strings
attached.
involvement with
FEI and the events
you attend.
I want to offer a
big welcome to
our newest FEI
Vancouver Chapter
member –
Vinetta Peek who
is the President &
CEO for CMA of
BC. Vinetta replace
Colin Bennett, who had been the long
-time President & CEO for CMA of BC before
his retirement early this year.
On behalf of Rob Hibberd, who has been assisting
me with the Vancouver Chapter’s
Membership Committee, we want to thank
everyone for helping us out this past year.
Another year has come to an end and we will
be taking a hiatus over the summer and look
forward to connecting up with you again in
September.
Danley Yip