Awards

JA announces Business Hall of Fame 2021 laureates

Karen Fryday-Field and Joel McLean will be inducted into the London and District Business Hall of Fame in October

Photo: Karen Fryday-Field and Joel McLean

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SOUTH Western Ontario today announced the 2021 laureates to be inducted into the JA London and District Business Hall of Fame.

Karen Fryday-Field, founder and senior consultant, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting, and CEO, Meridian Spine & Joint Physiotherapy, and Joel McLean, executive chairman and founder, Info-Tech Research Group, were announced as the 2021 laureates in a virtual presentation held on Thursday.

Each year, in recognition of outstanding contributions and ethics in business, Hall of Fame Laureates are nominated and selected by respected members of the London and District business community. The laureates will be celebrated at an induction ceremony on October 21, 2021.

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Established in 1990, the JA London and District Business Hall of Fame supports the work of JA throughout Southwestern Ontario. It was created to honour respected members of London and District’s business community, past and present, for their outstanding contributions to business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy.

The 2021 London and District Business Hall of Fame Inductees will be joining a distinguished list of previous Laureates whose portraits are showcased in the London and District Business Hall of Fame Gallery located in the London Public Library, downtown London.

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