The Women’s Executive Network (WXN) released the recipients of the 2013 Canada’s Most Powerful Women which includes women from a variety of sectors including communications, media, military, mining and the technology industry who have excelled within their career to be recognized as “powerful” women.
The 2013 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners are:
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL ARTS & COMMUNICATIONS (7)
- Nini Baird, Chair, TELUS Vancouver Community Board, TELUS, Vancouver, BC
- Shahrzad Rafati, Founder and CEO, BroadbandTV Corp., Vancouver, BC
- Dr. Susan Chalmers-Gauvin, CEO and Founder, Atlantic Ballet Company of Canada, Moncton, NB
- Kathy Cheng, President, WS & Co., Ltd. and Founder, Redwood Classics Apparel, Scarborough, ON
- Marilyn Denis, Host, The Marilyn Denis Show, CTV & Co-Host, Roger, Darren & Marilyn, CHUM FM, Bell Media, Toronto, ON
- Ana Lopes, Chair of the Board, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation, Toronto, ON
- Sandie Rinaldo, Anchor, CTV National News with Sandie Rinaldo, CTV News, Toronto, ON
RBC CHAMPIONS (7)
- Debby Carreau, CEO and Founder, Inspired HR Ltd, Calgary, AB
- Jenny Gulamani-Abdulla, President, Gulamani-Abdulla & Co., Immigration Consulting, Calgary, AB
- Janice McDonald, President, iStyleOriginals, Ottawa, ON
- Jane Allen, Partner and Chief Diversity Officer, Deloitte LLP, Toronto, ON
- Susan Allen, Assurance Partner, International Team Leader, Global Assurance Quality Group, PwC, Toronto, ON
- Sharon MacLeod, Vice President, Marketing, Unilever Canada, Toronto, ON
- Lynn McGrade, Partner and Toronto Regional Investment Management Group Leader Chair, Business Development Committee, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto, ON
ACCENTURE CORPORATE DIRECTORS (6)
- Patricia Callon, Director, Vice-Chair, Toronto Hydro Corporation, Toronto, ON
- Beth Horowitz, Corporate Director, HSBC Bank Canada, Toronto, ON
- Louise Roy, Director, Intact Financial Corporation and Chancellor, Université de Montréal, Toronto, ON
- Christiane Bergevin, Executive Vice President, Partnerships and Desjardins Business Development, Office of the President, Desjardins Group, Montréal, QC
- Isabelle Hudon, President, Sun Life Financial, Québec, Montréal, QC
- Nancy Hopkins, Partner, McDougall Gauley LLP and Director, The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Saskatoon, SK
SCOTIABANK CORPORATE EXECUTIVES (23)
- Lorraine Mitchelmore, President & Canada Country Chair, Executive Vice President Heavy Oil, Shell Canada Ltd, Calgary, AB
- Janice Odegaard, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, AB
- Tina Osen, President and CEO, HUB International Insurance Brokers, Burnaby, BC
- Janet Holder, Executive Vice President, Western Access, Enbridge Inc., Prince George, BC
- Dr. Amiee Chan, President and CEO, Norsat International Inc., Richmond, BC
- Christine Day, CEO, lululemon, Vancouver, BC
- Kay Priestly, CEO, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., Vancouver, BC
- Kim Thompson, SVP, Advisory Services, Credential Financial Inc., Vancouver, BC
- Sue Reibel, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Group Benefits & Retirement Solutions, Manulife Financial, Kitchener, ON
- Jane Riddell, Chief Operations Officer, GoodLife Fitness Clubs Inc., London, ON
- Elyse Allan, President and CEO, GE Canada, Mississauga, ON
- Caroline Charter, Vice President – Worldwide Alliance & Channel Strategic Partner Sales Engagement, Oracle Corporation, Mississauga, ON
- Lisa Lisson, President, FedEx Express Canada, Mississauga, ON
- Jacqui Allard, Senior Vice President, Head of Operations & Chief Information Officer, Investment Division, Manulife Financial, Toronto, ON
- Shauneen Bruder, EVP and Head of Operations, RBC, Toronto, ON
- Mary De Paoli, Executive Vice-President, Public & Corporate Affairs and Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Life Financial, Toronto, ON
- Betty DeVita, President, MasterCard Canada, Toronto, ON
- Judy Goldring, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, AGF Management Limited, Toronto, ON
- Christina Kramer, Executive Vice President, Retail Distribution & Channel Strategy, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto, ON
- Sharon Ludlow, President and CEO, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, Toronto, ON
- Linda Mantia, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Services and Chief Procurement Officer, RBC, Toronto, ON
- Anne Marie O’Donovan, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank, Toronto, ON
- Marie-Josée Lamothe, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Corporate Communications Officer, L’ORÉAL Canada, Montréal, QC
CIBC ENTREPRENEURS (7)
- Arlene Flock, President, Flagworks Inc., Calgary, AB
- Allison Grafton, President, Rockwood Custom Homes, Calgary, AB
- Shannon Rogers, President & General Counsel, Global Relay, Vancouver, BC
- Kelsey Ramsden, President, Belvedere Place Development Ltd., Spark Play Ltd., London, ON
- Ann Kaplan, President and CEO, iFinance Canada/Medicard, Toronto, ON
- Heather Reisman, Founder and CEO, Indigo Books and Music Inc., Toronto, ON
- Nancy Venneman, President, Altitude Aerospace Inc., Montréal, QC
TELUS FUTURE LEADERS (7)
- Lindsay Nahmiache, Partner, Jive Communications, Vancouver, BC
- Jennifer Christie, Territory Manager, John Deere Canada ULC, Kitchener, ON
- Kelly Lovell, Motivational Public Figure & CEO, The Kelly Effect, Lovell Corporation, Kitchener, ON
- Carrie McMullen, Strategic Account Executive, Aerotek, Mississauga, ON
- Anouk Dey, Founder and President, Reclaim Childhood, Toronto, ON
- Michelle Dubé, Anchor, CTV Toronto, Bell Media Inc., CTV News, Toronto, ON
- Rhiannon Traill, President & CEO, The Economic Club of Canada & The Jr. Economic Club of Canada, Toronto, ON
KPMG PROFESSIONALS (12)
- Kathleen Ryan, Partner, Davis LLP, Edmonton, AB
- Shelley Brown, Partner, Deloitte, Vancouver, BC
- Karimah Es Sabar, President and CEO, The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD), Vancouver, BC
- Monique Mercier, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, TELUS, Vancouver, BC
- Lisa Vogt, Partner and Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver, BC
- Rebecca Ng, Financial Controller, Xstrata Nickel, Markham, ON
- Lisa Borsook, Executive Partner, WeirFoulds LLP, Toronto, ON
- Susan Glass, Partner, National Leader, Valuations, KPMG in Canada, KPMG LLP, Toronto, ON
- Catherine Karakatsanis, Chief Operating Officer, Morrison Hershfield Limited, Toronto, ON
- Diane Kazarian, National Financial Services Leader, Partner – Audit and Assurance Group, PwC, Toronto, ON
- Lisa Kimmel, General Manager, Edelman Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Rosemary McCarney, President and Chief Executive Officer, Plan International Canada Inc., Toronto, ON
PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS (13)
- Lieutenant-Colonel Krista Brodie, Commanding Officer, 1 Service Battalion, Edmonton, AB
- Mary Ackenhusen, Chief Operating Officer, Vancouver, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC
- Michele McKenzie, President and CEO, Canadian Tourism Commission, Vancouver, BC
- Lori Wanamaker, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Justice and Deputy Solicitor General, Province of British Columbia, Victoria, BC
- Dr. Joanne Keselman, Vice-President Academic & Provost, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
- Krista Connell, CEO, The Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Halifax, NS
- Leslee Thompson, President and CEO, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON
- JoAnne Butler, Vice-President, Electricity Resources, Ontario Power Authority, Toronto, ON
- Marilyn Emery, President and CEO, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Anne Sado, President, George Brown College, Toronto, ON
- Joan Sproul, Executive Vice President Corporate and Chief Financial Officer, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Captain(N) Jill Marrack, Deputy Commander Naval Reserve, Naval Reserve Headquarters, Québec City, QC
- Dr. Karen Chad, Vice President, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
GLENCORE TRAILBLAZERS AND TRENDSETTERS (18)
- Dr. Marie Delorme, CEO, The Imagination Group, Calgary, AB
- Lucy Miller, President and CEO, United Way of Calgary and Area, Calgary, AB
- Ratana Stephens, Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Nature’s Path Foods, Richmond, BC
- Hali Strandlund, SVP Residential Mortgage Investments & Broker Relations, Fisgard Asset Management Corporation, Victoria, BC
- Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO, The Women’s Tennis Association, St. Petersburg, FL
- Dr. Samia Barakat, Associate Dean, Professionalism & Diversity, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
- Dr. Joan Durrant, Professor, Department of Family Social Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
- Susan Patten, Chair, A. Harvey Group of Companies, St. John’s, NL
- Debbie Baxter, Chief Sustainability Officer & VP of Workplace Services, LoyaltyOne, Toronto, ON
- Tanya Chernova, Founder, Courageous Living & PNRT (Progressive Neural Resolution Therapy), Toronto, ON
- Sally Daub, President and CEO, ViXS Systems Inc., Toronto, ON
- Leanne Hall, VP Human Resources, Noront Resources Ltd., Toronto, ON
- Nandini Jolly, Founder, President & CEO, CryptoMill Technolgies Ltd., Toronto, ON
- Alison Loat, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Samara, Toronto, ON
- Heather Payne, Founder, Ladies Learning Code & HackerYou, Toronto, ON
- Rauni Salminen, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Philip Aziz Centre Emily House, Toronto, ON
- Major Eleanor Taylor, Department of National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces, Toronto, ON
- Pascale Pageau, Chief Executive Officer, Delegatus Services Juridique Inc., Montréal, QC
WXN HALL OF FAME (5)
- Leslie O’Donoghue, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy and Chief Risk Officer, Agrium, Calgary, AB
- Christine Magee, President, Sleep Country Canada, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District, Toronto, ON
- Mary Ann Turcke, Executive Vice President, Field Operations, Bell Canada, Toronto, ON
- Lynn Jeanniot, Executive Vice-President, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs, National Bank of Canada, Montréal, QC