The Judging Process

Judging Panel

The Excellence in Governance Awards jury panel is composed of seasoned and well-respected governance thought leaders from across Canada. GPC has carefully selected the judges to ensure representation from all aspects of the governance community including shareholder representatives, regulatory experts, leading academics and practitioners.

Geoffrey D. Creighton, (Chair of Judging Panel)
CEO, In-house Counsel Worldwide, and Member,
BlackRock Canada IRC

Neil Puddicombe,
Associate General Counsel, Bank Board Governance & Assistant Corporate Secretary,
BMO Financial Group

Peter Dey, (Honourary Judge)
Chairman,
Paradigm Capital Inc.

Deborah Rosati,
Founder & CEO, Women Get On Board Inc.

Terri Uhrich,
Vice President, Legal & General Counsel, Foran Mining

Sylvia Groves,
President and Creative Director,
Governance Studio

Stephen Rotstein
Bencher, Law Society of Ontario

Shortlist Judges

GPC would like to acknowledge the contribution of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) to the short listing judging for the Excellence in Governance Awards.

  • Jodi Butts, Partner, WATSON Advisors Inc. 
  • Wendy King, Vice President, Legal, Risk & Governance, Capstone Mining Corp.
  • Leanne Hull, Associate General Counsel and Director of Employment, Pension and Compensation Law, Legal & Regulatory Compliance, BMO Financial Group
  • Jamie Patterson, Associate Corporate Counsel, SaskTel
  • Coro Strandberg, President, Strandberg Consulting
  • Kevin West, Founder, Skylaw 
  • Terri Uhrich, Vice President, Legal & General Counsel, Foran Mining Corporation 

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