The Ontario Securities Commission plans to host a roundtable to discuss the role of women on corporate boards and in senior management on October 16, 2013.
The roundtable will focus on the OSC’s Staff Consultation Paper 58-401, which highlights effective policies, practices and disclosure requirements that aim to help women in corporate environments. The roundtable discussion will help inform next steps on the initiative introduced in the paper.
The roundtable will take place from 9:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. on the 22nd floor of the OSC’s offices, located at 20 Queen Street West in Toronto.
It will be hosted by: Howard Wetston, Chair and CEO of OSC; Maureen Jensen, executive director and CAO of OSC; and Mary Condon, vice-chair of OSC. The roundtable will also feature external panelists representing different stakeholder perspectives.
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Any interested parties wishing to attend the roundtable are asked to send an email with full contact details to: genderdiversity@osc.gov.on.ca. A transcript will be posted to the OSC website following completion of the roundtable.
The OSC external panelists are as follows (subject to change):
- Aaron A. Dhir, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- Pamela Jeffery, Canadian Board Diversity Council
- Alex Johnston, Catalyst Canada
- Éric Lamarre, McKinsey & Company
- Jim Leech, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
- Stan Magidson, Institute of Corporate Directors
- Kathleen Taylor, Royal Bank of Canada
- Annette Verschuren, NRStor Inc. and Cape Breton University
The OSC has also extended the paper’s comment period close date from September 27, 2013, to October 4, 2013 to allow people more time to give feedback.
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