ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
KIRSTINE LAYFIELD
- Executive director, network programming, CBC Television; Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Toronto
ALEXANDRA MONTGOMERY
- Executive director, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto
JAGODA PIKE
- Publisher, Toronto Star; President, Star Media Group, Toronto
HEATHER SHAW
- Executive chair, Corus Entertainment Inc., Calgary
CHAMPIONS:
CASSIE CAMPBELL
- Former captain, Canadian women's nationl hockey team; commentator, Hockey Night in Canada; Cassie Campbell Promotions Inc., Brampton, Ont.
LINDA HOHOL
- Former president; TSX Venture Exchange, Calgary
GRACE ELLIOTT-NIELSEN
- Executive director, Tillicum Haus Native Friendship Centre, Nanaimo, B.C.
BARBARA VANDERHYDEN
- Corinne Boyer Chair in Ovarian Cancer Research; professor, department of cellular and molecular medicine, University of Ottawa; senior scientist, Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Health Research Institute
CORPORATE EXECUTIVES:
STACEY ALLERTON FIRTH
- Vice-president, human resources; Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., Oakville, Ont.
SONIA BAXENDALE
- Senior executive vice-president; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto
FRANCINE BLACKBURN
- Executive vice-president and chief internal auditor; Royal Bank of Canada Financial Group, Toronto
SHERRI BRILLON
- Executive vice-president, strategic planning and portfolio management; EnCana Corp., Calgary
TERI CURRIE
- Executive vice-president, human resources; Toronto-Dominion Bank Financial Group, Toronto
DINAZ DADYBURJOR
- Senior vice-president, operations and administration; Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Toronto
JOAN T. DEA
- Executive vice-president, head of strategic management and corporate marketing; Bank of Montreal Financial Group, Toronto
ELIZABETH DELBIANCO
- Senior vice-president, human resources; chief legal officer and corporate secretary; Celestica Inc., Toronto
LAUREN P. FLAHERTY
- Chief marketing officer; Nortel Networks Corp., Toronto
LISE FOURNEL
- Senior vice-president, e-commerce and chief information officer; Air Canada, Dorval, Que.
SANDRA HANINGTON
- Executive vice-president, personal and commercial banking Canada; Bank of Montreal, Toronto
WENDY HANNAM
- Executive vice-president, domestic personal banking and distribution; Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
MARIANNE HARRISON
- Executive vice-president and controller; Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto
ALICE KEUNG
- Senior vice-president and chief information officer; National Bank of Canada, Montreal
ANNALISA KING
- Senior vice-president, business transformation; Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Toronto
MONIQUE F. LEROUX
- Senior executive vice-president and chief financial officer; Desjardins Group, Montreal
CATHY MacDONALD
- Senior vice-president, information technology; Rogers Communications Inc., Brampton, Ont.
BARBARA MASON
- Executive vice-president, wealth management; Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
KIM McKENZIE
- Executive vice-president, information technology and solutions; Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
WENDY MILLAR
- Executive vice-president and senior risk officer, personal and commercial/private client group; Bank of Montreal Financial Group, Toronto
JACQUELINE MOSS
- Executive vice-president, human resources; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto
JUDY SHUTTLEWORTH
- Executive vice-president, human resources; Telus Corp., Vancouver
ETHEL TAYLOR
- Senior vice-president, corporate stores; Sears Canada, Toronto
MARTINE TURCOTTE
- Chief legal officer; Bell Canada, Montreal
DALE WEIL
- Vice-president and general manager, pharmaceutical solutions; McKesson Canada, St-Laurent, Que.
CATHY WILLIAMS
- Nominated in role as: chief financial officer, Shell Canada Ltd., Calgary
- Current title: Managing director, Options Capital Ltd.
JANICE WISMER
- Global vice-president, human resources; McCain Foods Ltd., Toronto
ENTREPRENEURS:
NANCY ADAMO
- President and owner; Hockley Valley Resort, Orangeville, Ont.
ISABEL ALEXANDER
- President and founder; Phancorp Inc., Brampton, Ont.
SHANNON BOWEN-SMED
- President and CEO; Bowen Workforce Solutions Inc., Calgary
TERESA CASCIOLI
- Former chair and CEO; Lakeport Brewing Income Fund, Hamilton, Ont.
EVELINE CHARLES
- President and CEO; Veraart & Co. Ltd., Edmonton
CONNIE CLERICI
- President and CEO; Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Mississauga, Ont.
LINDA M. COLLIER
- President and CEO; Tri-ad International Freight Forwarding Ltd., Mississauga, Ont.
GLORIA DONA
- Fresident and founder; Optionelle, London, Ont.
LINDA LUNDSTROM
- President and chief creative officer; Linda Lundstrom Inc., Toronto
MANUELA MARCHEGGIANI
- Chief executive officer; Isomers Laboratories Inc., Toronto
KIM McARTHUR
- President and publisher; McArthur & Company Publishing Ltd., Toronto
LEE McDONALD
- President and CEO; Southmedic Inc., Barrie, Ont.
MANISHI SAGAR
- President and CEO; The Kinderville Group, Candiac, Que.
SHERRI STEVENS
- President; Stevens Resource Group Inc., Woodstock, Ont.
SANDRA WILSON
- Founder; Robeez Footware Ltd., Burnaby, B.C.
FUTURE LEADERS:
CANDICE ARBOLEDA
- Director of development, special projects; University of Calgary
JENNIFER CORRIERO
- Co-founder, executive director; Taking it Global, Toronto
RENÉE MARGARET HODGKINSON
- Chief operations director; Leaders Today, Toronto
DIANA JURICEVIC
- International criminal litigation associate; Greenberg Traurig LLP, The Hague, Netherlands
NICOLETTE KOST-DE SÈVRES
