Canada's CFO of the Year™ 2011 Award Nominations now open
Submit your nomination at CFOY.ca
TORONTO, Oct. 25 /CNW/ - Nominations are now being accepted at www.cfoy.ca for the 2011 Canada's CFO of the Year™ Award. Presenting sponsors for the 2011 award are Financial Executives International Canada (FEI Canada), PwC, and Robert Half International (RHI). Now in its ninth year, the award honours the quality, insight, direction and leadership of Canada's senior financial leaders. Nominations close on December 17, 2010.
Candidates from any business sector may be nominated by CEOs, corporate directors, financial analysts and other senior executives. An independent selection committee, chaired by Peter Dey, Chairman, Paradigm Capital Inc., and comprising some of Canada's most prominent business leaders, will select the 2011 award winner. The 2011 recipient of Canada's CFO of the Year Award will be honoured at a gala dinner on April 28, 2011 at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.
"CFOs are assuming roles of increasing responsibility within their organizations, and Canada's CFO of the Year™ award offers recognition to the best and the brightest for their efforts," said Michael Conway, Chief Executive and National President of FEI Canada. "Financial executives no longer just worry about counting up the bottom line. CFOs play a critical role in strategic planning and corporate governance, all the while containing costs, growing revenues profitably and providing meaningful and transparent reporting."
Previous recipients of Canada's CFO of the Year Award include:
2010 | Richard Bird, Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Development, Enbridge Inc. | |
2010 | Cynthia Devine, Chief Financial Officer Tim Hortons Inc. | |
2009 | David Garofalo, President and CEO, HudBay Minerals Inc. (former Chief Financial Officer, Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.) | |
2008 | Bruce Waterman, SVP Finance and CFO, Agrium Inc. | |
2007 | Marvin Romanow, CEO (former Chief Financial Officer), Nexen Inc. | |
2006 | Karen Maidment, former Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, BMO Financial Group | |
2005 | Claude Mongeau, CEO (former Chief Financial Officer), CN |
Winners of the CFO of the Year Award represent the best of Canada's financial leaders," says Gino Scapillati, National Managing Partner, PwC. "We are looking forward to another winner being added to an impressive list of award recipients."
Kathryn Bolt, President of Robert Half Canada, adds, "We are thrilled to be partnering with FEI Canada and PwC as presenting sponsors for this year's program. With the pressures that are currently facing Canada's CFOs, they certainly deserve our recognition and praise for their contribution."
For more information or to submit your nomination for the next Canada's CFO of the Year, please visit www.cfoy.ca.
About Financial Executives International Canada (FEI Canada)
FEI Canada is the professional membership association for senior financial executives. With more than 2,000 members in 11 chapters across Canada, holding the title of Chief Financial Officers, Controllers, Treasurers, Tax Executives, Finance and Accounting Professors, the association membership represents the senior most financial officers of a significant number of Canada's most influential corporations. Further information can be found at www.feicanada.org.
About PwC
PwC firms provide industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to enhance value for their clients. More than 161,000 people in 154 countries in firms across the PwC network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice. See www.pwc.com for more information. In Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (www.pwc.com/ca) and its related entities have more than 5,300 partners and staff in offices across the country. "PwC" is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the PwC network. Each firm in the network is a separate legal entity and does not act as agent of PwCIL or any other member firm. PwCIL does not provide any services to clients. PwCIL is not responsible or liable for the acts or omissions of any of its member firms nor can it control the exercise of their professional judgment or bind them in any way.
About Robert Half International
Founded in 1948, Robert Half International (RHI) is the world's first and largest specialized financial recruitment service and member of the S&P 500. With over 360 locations worldwide including 22 in Canada, we have an unparalleled track record helping companies hire highly skilled accounting and finance professionals. From project consulting to permanent recruitment to executive search solutions, we provide clients with access to Canada's top talent. For the second consecutive year, Robert Half has been named number one in our industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies." (FORTUNE®, March 22, 2010.) For more information, call (800) 474-4253 or visit www.roberthalf.ca.
For further information: For further information:
For FEI Canada:
Christian Bellavance, 416-366-3007, ext 5114, [email protected]
For PwC:
David Rowney, 416-365-8858, [email protected]
For Robert Half International:
Linda Christensen, 416-350-2330, [email protected]
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