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Catalyst Honours Champions: A Celebration of Canada’s Extraordinary Business Leaders
Join us in Toronto or online for Canada’s premier DEI conference and gala, celebrating the Catalyst Honours Champions. These are the people sparking change, inspiring their companies and industries to break barriers and create equitable workplaces where everyone can thrive.
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2024 Catalyst Honours Champions.
Next Generation Champions
HR/DEI Champions
Business Champions
Company/Firm Champion
Special Recognition
Extraordinary Leaders Are Role Models to Corporate Canada
2023 Catalyst Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader:
- Jeahnette Cavaliere, Canada Country Manager, Wells Fargo (En français)
Business Leader:
- Caroline Gayle, Managing Director, Technology Financial Services, Accenture (En français)
Human Resources/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leaders:
- Tyjondah Kerr, Former Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Current Director, Program Development & Delivery – Community, Sustainability & Social Responsibility, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (En français)
- Mona Malone, Chief Human Resources Officer and Head, People & Culture, BMO Financial Group (En français)
- Taralyn Parr, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (En français)
- Janine Tamboli, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Maple Leaf Foods (En français)
Next Generation Leader:
- Bobby Gale, Director, Analytical and Data Platforms, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (En français)
2022 Catalyst Honours Champions
Business Leaders:
- Katherine (Katie) Dudtschak, Executive Vice President, Regional Banking, Personal & Commercial Banking, RBC (En français)
- Édith Cloutier, Regional President for Quebec, VP of Sales for Ottawa, Quebec, and Federal, Rogers Communications (En français)
Emerging Leaders:
- Nicole McCormick, Senior Manager of Newsgathering, CityNews, Rogers Sports & Media (En français)
- Swanzy Quarshie, CFA, Director, Energy Sales Specialist, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank (En français)
Special Recognition:
- Beth S. Horowitz, Corporate Director; Former President & CEO, Amex Canada Inc. (En français)
2021 Catalyst Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader:
- Evan Siddall, Former President & CEO, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) (En français)
Business Leaders:
- Lorraine Gray, Director, Stations Services, Hydro One (En français)
- Bhushan Ivaturi, SVP & Chief Information Officer, Enbridge Inc. (En français)
- Deland Kamanga, Head of Global Markets, BMO Capital Markets (En français)
- Alice Wong, SVP & Chief Corporate Officer, Cameco (En français)
Emerging Leader:
- Eguono Onoyovwi Omotayo, Director of Product, Enterprise CRM, CIBC (En français)
2020 Catalyst Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader:
- Nicole Bourque Bouchier, CEO and Co-Owner, Bouchier (En français)
- Guy Cormier, President and CEO, Desjardins Group (En français)
- Mark Machin, President & CEO, CPP Investments (En français)
- Gillian Riley, President & CEO, Tangerine Bank, Executive Vice President, Scotiabank (En français)
Business Leader:
- Arlene Dedier, Director, Colliers Project Leaders (En français)
Emerging Leader:
- Miranda McKie, Manager, Digital Business Integration, Accenture (En français)
2019 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader:
- Sandra Stuart, Group General Manager, President & CEO, HSBC Bank Canada (En français)
Business Leader:
- Norie Campbell, Group Head, Customer & Colleague Experience, TD Bank Group (En français)
- Alison Jeffrey, Senior Adviser, Strategic Initiatives & Client Development Coaching, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (En français)
Emerging Leader:
- Michael Cherny, Chief of Staff, Audit Public Practice, Deloitte (En français)
Special Recognition:
- Thomas O’Neill, Retired Canadian Business Leader
2018 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leaders
- Bill McFarland, CEO and Chief Inclusion Officer, PwC Canada (En français)
- Aneela Zaib, Founder & CEO, emergiTEL (En français)
Business Leaders
- Simon Fish, General Counsel, BMO Financial Group (En français)
- Claudia Thompson, Managing Director, Health & Public Service, and Inclusion & Diversity Managing Director, Accenture Canada (En français)
Emerging Leaders
- Erin Davis, Director, Global Talent Engagement, Stantec Consulting (En français)
- Kona Goulet, Director, Inclusion, BMO Financial Group (En français)
2018 Catalyst Canada International Trailblazer
- Stacey Allaster, Chief Executive, Professional Tennis, United States Tennis Association
2017 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leaders
- Victor G. Dodig, President & CEO, CIBC (En français)
- Chris Huskilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Emera Inc. (En français)
Business Leaders
- Pierre Dubreuil, Executive Vice President, Financing, Business Development Bank of Canada (En français)
- Kenneth J. Fredeen, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board, Deloitte LLP (Canada) (En français)
Emerging Leader
- Kimberly Smith, Senior Manager, EY Canada (En français)
2016 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Frank Vettese, Managing Partner and Chief Executive, Deloitte Canada (En français)
Business Leaders
- Philip Grosch, Partner, National Digital Services Leader, PwC Canada (En français)
- Carol Osler, SVP, Financial Crimes & Fraud Management Group, TD Bank Group (En français)
- Anna Tudela, Vice President, Diversity, Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Secretary, Goldcorp Inc. (En français)
Emerging Leaders
- Lara Di Gregorio, Manager, Acquisitions & Asset Management, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments (En français)
- Shilpa Mandhan, former Associate Director, Client Services, Precima (A LoyaltyOne Company) (En français)
- Jenn Ocampo-King, Director, Prime Brokerage, TD Securities (En français)
2015 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Bill Thomas, Chief Executive Officer – KPMG in Canada, Chair – KPMG’s Americas Region (En français)
Business Leaders
- Cynthia Hansen, Senior Vice President, Operations, Enbridge Pipelines Inc. (En français)
- Colleen Moorehead, Chief Client Officer, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (En français)
2014 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leaders
- Dean Johnson, Past President & CEO, Sodexo Canada Ltd. (En français)
- Ellen Moore, President & CEO, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada (En français)
Business Leader
- Sharon MacLeod, Vice President Personal Care North America, Unilever (En français)
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Zabeen Hirji, Chief Human Resources Officer, RBC (En français)
Special Recognition – Board Diversity Champion
- Hon. Howard I. Wetston, Q.C., Chair & CEO, Ontario Securities Commission (En français)
2013 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leaders
- Marc-André Blanchard, Chair & Chief Executive Officer, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (En français)
- Lorraine Mitchelmore, President and Country Chair & Executive Vice President Heavy Oil, Shell Canada Limited (En français)
Business Leaders
- Susan Allen, Assurance Partner, International Team Leader, Global Assurance Quality Group, PwC Canada (En français)
- Colleen Johnston, Group Head Finance, Sourcing and Corporate Communications, and Chief Financial Officer, TD Bank Group (En français)
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Kate Broer, Partner and Canada Region Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion, Dentons Canada LLP (En français)
Special Recognition — Board Diversity Champion
- Purdy Crawford, Counsel, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (En français)
2012 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Gordon M. Nixon, President & Chief Executive Officer, RBC
Business Leader
- Anne-Marie Hubert, Managing Partner, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Jane Allen, Partner & Chief Diversity Officer, Deloitte Canada
Special Recognition
- Claude Dussault, Chairman of the Board, Intact Financial Corporation
2011 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board, President and CEO, Desjardins Group
Business Leader
- Jennifer Tory, Regional President, Greater Toronto Region, RBC
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Michael Bach, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, KPMG LLP
2010 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions
Company/Firm Leader
- Ed Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer, TD Bank Group
Business Leader
- Colleen Sidford, Vice President, Treasurer, Ontario Power Generation
Human Resources/Diversity Leader
- Sylvia Chrominska, Group Head of Global Human Resources and Communications, Scotiabank