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and create a legacy that may not make thehistory books, but will change someone’spersonal story forever,” Ms. Gillis said.Richard Waugh, Chairman of the CatalystCanada Advisory Board, and President andCEO of Scotiabank, stressed the importanceof advancing women in Canadian businessin order to increase productivity and remaincompetitive in a global marketplace. “Ichallenge all of you here tonight to hiretalented women, sponsor them, promotethem to leadership positions and strengthenyour organization, strengthen Canadianproductivity, and enhance everyone’s growthand everyone’s careers.”Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board,President and CEO, Desjardins Group, andthe 2011 Company/Firm Leader Champion,reminded the audience that when it comes toincreasing the pipeline of women, “‘Wait andsee’ is not an option. Instead, all of us should becatalysts in our own organizations.” As the firstwoman elected Chair of the Board, Presidentand CEO of Desjardins Group, and the firstwoman to lead a top ten financial institutionin Canada, Ms. Leroux implemented anunprecedented organizational restructuring,establishing ten multidisciplinary taskforceswith equal numbers of men and women oneach, thereby sending a clear message aboutgender equality at Desjardins. Ms. Lerouxis also a passionate mentor and sponsor tomany women, and has established severalprograms to build a strong pipeline of womenin banking.Jennifer Tory, Regional President, GreaterToronto Region, RBC, was the 2011 BusinessLeader Champion. A champion and sponsorof diversity throughout her career, Ms. Toryhas worked tirelessly to advance womenand visible minorities both at RBC—wherediversity is a long-standing core value—andin her community. Ms. Tory’s overall strategyis to cultivate talent for results, and herinnovative approaches in support of this havecreated development opportunities towardthe advancement of high-potential diverseemployees. Her commitment to promotingwomen and diversity extends beyond herrole at RBC to her work on the Boards of theToronto International Film Festival and theToronto Board of Trade, and as the Chairof the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation’sCapital Campaign. “Having a diverse andinclusive workplace isn’t just common sense,it’s good business,” she said.Michael Bach, Director of Diversity, Equity andInclusion, KPMG LLP, was the 2011 HumanResources/Diversity Leader Champion.He wrote the business case for dedicatedresources for diversity and inclusion atKPMG, and was instrumental in creating andimplementing targets for women’s promotionto partner, which has resulted in an impressiveincrease in the proportion of women andvisible minorities in new partner classes atKPMG. Mr. Bach’s commitment to diversityextends to his work with several communityorganizations, including Pride at WorkCanada, the Canadian Board Diversity Counciland the Rotman School of Management’sBack to Work Program. “Being a championrequires you to be bold, and it requires you todo things that might make you unpopular,” heannounced. “I have decided that this honorgives me the right, if only for one night, toissue a challenge to all of you: ‘what are yougoing to do tomorrow to be bold?’”35 | Catalyst Annual Report 2011
THE CATALYST CANADA HONOURS CONTRIBUTORSDINNER CHAIRBMO Financial GroupRECEPTION SPONSORScotiabankVIDEO SPONSORPricewaterhouseCoopersLLPVIDEO PRODUCTIONDraftfcbCRIMSON TABLE–$30,000BellCIBCDesjardins GroupKPMG LLPRBCTalisman Energy Inc.TD Bank GroupSILVER TABLE–$20,000BMO Capital MarketsBMO Financial GroupErnst & YoungHSBC Bank of CanadaPembroke Private WealthManagement Ltd.RBCScotiabankShaw CommunicationsShell CanadaBRONZE TABLE–$15,000ADPChartis InsuranceD+H Ltd.DeloitteThe Home Depot CanadaMcDonald’s Restaurantsof Canada LimitedRaymond James Ltd.ScotiabankPATRON TABLE–$10,000Baxter CorporationBlake, Cassels &Graydon LLPBorden Ladner Gervais LLPCH2M HILLCompanies Ltd.Chubb InsuranceCo. of CanadaCossette CommunicationInc.DeloitteDesjardins GroupDraftfcbThe Empire LifeInsurance CompanyEnbridge Gas DistributionExport DevelopmentCanadaFraser Milner Casgrain LLPHSBC Bank of CanadaHydro One Inc.IBM Canada Ltd.Linamar CorporationMcCarthy Tétrault LLPMcKinsey & CompanyMTS AllstreamNorton Rose OR LLPPepsiCo Beverages CanadaPepsiCo Foods CanadaPwC CanadaRBCRogersS.C. Johnson andSon, LimitedSobeys Inc.Sodexo CanadaXerox Canada Ltd.INDIVIDUAL SEAT–$750The BedfordConsulting GroupBP Canada EnergyCompanyCNCovidienFelix Global CorporationGrowthWorks AtlanticICICI Bank CanadaMount Saint VincentUniversityPremières en AffairesProctor & GambleSAP CanadaSaskCentralTim HortonsToyota MotorManufacturing CanadaUniversity of BritishColumbiaWomen on BoardWork-Life HarmonyEnterprisesCatalyst Annual Report 2011 | 36
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