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David has all the elements of a trusted advisor: smart, disciplined and discreet, all while remaining humble and empathetic. If you are looking for an unflappable consigliere, look no further.
— Brendan Calder is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and Professor Emeritus of Management at the Rotman School of Management. He has served as a Board Director of EllisDon Construction, FirstService Corp and Hazelton Bank. In the 1980s and 90s he was CEO of a series of mortgage banks. He was also the founding Chair of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management as well as the past Chair of the Peter F. Drucker Canadian Foundation and the Toronto International Film Festival (tiff).
“I have worked with David on a number of issues over a number of years. He delivers excellent strategic value to me and the organization I work for. He listens carefully, contextualizes the challenge, and works in harmony with me to achieve key milestones. As a thinking partner, he resists providing answers in isolation, rather he collaborates on a solution that will be complementary to other objectives and initiatives underway in the company. David is deeply principled and there is a conscience and a consistency to his advice that makes me confident that the outcomes we achieve will be durable, defensible, and to the greatest extent possible, balancing many interests. I welcome his rigour, as well as his empathy, in working through complicated issues.”
— David Binet is the former President and CEO of the Woodbridge Company Limited and Deputy Chairman of Thomson Reuters. In addition to his corporate boards, David has extensive governance experience in the arts. He currently serves on the boards of the Art Gallery of Ontario and Business for the Arts, and he served on the Canada Council for the Arts and as Chair of the National Ballet of Canada for many years.