About TFO Canada
Board of Directors
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Yolanda Banks (Chairperson) |
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Anthony Carty (Treasurer) |
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Susanne LaPerle Susanne Laperle is an accomplished senior executive who has led Human Resources and Communications portfolios on behalf of a number of well known Canadian organizations. Susanne has been recognized for facilitating transformational change and has been a valued, trusted advisor and resource for Boards of Directors and Compensation (HR & Pension) Committees. In her most recent role, Susanne was the Senior Vice President Human Resources and Communications with Export Development Canada (EDC). She is an active volunteer and is currently serving on a not-for profit Board and looking to contribute further at the Board level, while building an executive coaching practice with selected clients. Susanne is a graduate of Rotman School of Business (University of Toronto) with a Masters of Business Administration. She completed her ICD – Directors’ Education Program at Rotman in 2007 and her undergraduate studies were at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Sir George Williams (Concordia). Mrs. Laperle brings deep experience from the service (primarily retailing) and financial services sectors, encompassing both national and international aspects. She has served on advisory boards for Human Resources Associations and was recognized in 2012 as the Strategic Goals Champion with a Vision Award from the Ottawa Chapter of the OHRPA. Mrs. Laperle is bilingual and currently resides in Orillia, Ontario. |
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Tiéoulé Traoré Tiéoulé is Senior Consultant (government relations) for NATIONAL Public Relations, Canada’s biggest public affairs firm. Prior to joining NATIONAL in 2019, Tiéoulé spent five years working for various national industry associations, dealing with files such as telecommunications (with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association) and intellectual property (with the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada). Tiéoulé also had a brief stint on Parliament Hill (2012–2014), where he worked for a member of parliament. |
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Dale MacDonald Dale MacDonald is a retired retail and procurement executive with over 32 years food retail experience. Prior to his retirement in 2017, he worked for Sobeys Inc., a leading Canadian grocery retailer and food distributor, Dale held progressively senior procurement and merchandising roles since joining Sobeys in 1985. In his most recent role at Sobeys, he was Senior Vice President National Procurement and was accountable for the company’s national procurement function, including national vendor arrangements, fresh procurement, non-resale procurement and private label. He is past Chair and a current Director for The Grocery Foundation. Mr. MacDonald has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. |
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Ken Sunquist Consultant Gloucester, ON Ken Sunquist is an international strategic business advisor, management consultant and corporate director. He is a former senior official of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development. Most recently he was Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia and Africa, and Chief Trade Commissioner for Canada. His assignments at headquarters included responsibilities for International Business, Global Operations and Trade Communications. He served abroad as a trade officer in Jamaica, Yugoslavia, USA, and as acting Ambassador in China and Korea, as well as Ambassador to Indonesia. Ken is Chair of the Board of CARE Canada, and Chair of the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). He has been a Director of TFO Canada for over 18 years., Prior Director positions were with the Canadian Commerical Corp., and the Asia Pacific Foundation. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the China Institute of the University of Alberta. Ken obtained his B.Admin at the University of Sask., his MPA at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, and a LLD (Hon) from the University of Regina. He has a C. Director recognition from McMaster/ Conference Board of Canada and is CITP from FITT. |
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Andrea Baldwin |
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T. Kendal Hembroff Ms. Hembroff joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (now Global Affairs Canada) in 1999. She has her Bachelor of Arts Honours in Political Studies from the University of Manitoba; and Masters of Arts in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Before assuming her current role, Ms. Hembroff has held a number of other positions in the Trade Policy and Negotiations Branch at Global Affairs Canada, including as Director of the Trade Policy and Negotiations Division - Asia (2016-2018); Director of the Trade Policy and Negotiations Division (2014-2016) and Director of the Services Trade Policy Division (2009-2011). She has held the position of Deputy Chief Negotiator for CPTPP and Ukraine, and as Chief Negotiator for modernization of Canada's existing free trade agreements with Chile and Costa Rica. Ms. Hembroff also served as the deputy senior official responsible for FTA exploratory discussions with China and was Canada's Lead Negotiator for the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Ms. Hembroff has served as a lead negotiator for goods market access and services for a number of international trade negotiations including with South Korea, Panama, CARICOM and Singapore. Ms. Hembroff previously served abroad as Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General in Hong Kong from 2011 to 2014 and was responsible for providing support to Canadian companies in the Greater China region. |
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Kimi Walker As the Associate VP Product Stewardship at Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd., Kimi leads a team on responsible enterprise, responsible sourcing, product safety and compliance, product environmental stewardship and product sustainability. Since joining Canadian Tire in 1994 she has held several progressive roles including Sourcing, Business Intelligence, Retail Strategy, and Financial Systems and Analysis. Kimi is a member of many boards and councils. Currently she is the Director on the Board of the Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association. Furthermore, she is an active member of Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) on the Responsible Sourcing and Environmental Committees. Kimi holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master of Business Administration, International Business from McMaster University. |