Dispatch: October 22, 2021

Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead

APPOINTED Trevor Shorte, venture growth and storytelling specialist, TechAlliance.

ANNOUNCED By VersaBank, agreement between its Washington, DC-based subsidiary DRT Cyber Inc. and UK-based Syrenis Ltd. (to act as reseller of DRT Cyber’s anti-spam legislation).

AWARDED Norther Commerce, Google Premier Partner Awards in two categories: App Growth Premiere Partner Award and Account Team Premiere Partner Award.

RETIRING Janie Rother, Membership Sales and service manager, London Chamber of Commerce.

AWARDED 2021 Green Leader Awards: Heeman’s, The Ice Box, Western Fair District, Tepperman’s, Convertus, Reimagine Co Zero Waste Grocery Store, Urban Roots London, Indra Bishnoi and Brendon Samuels.

APPOINTED Kristen Duever, vice president, public affairs, London Chamber of Commerce.

RESIGNED Joyce Bennett, trustee, Thames Valley District School Board.

AWARDED Arcane, Google Premier Partner Award (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Premiere Partner Award category).

ANNOUNCED By Sunwing and Air Transat, cancellation of southern-destination flights from London International Airport (LIA) in December 2021 (winter 2022 flight aviailability pending federal government regulations  to accept international flights from LIA).

AWARDED Janet Stewart (senior partner, Lerners LLP), honorary doctorate from Western University.

October 22: MedHealth Matchmaking Mixer

October 22: Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Boot Camp

October 26: Build Your Best Board 2021

October 27: Grow Your Business with Online Reviews – Webinar

October 27 & 28: TechAlliance: Growth Strategy

October 28: Fall LD6 – Managing Change

October 28: Go-to-Market Strategy

October 28: Costing & Pricing to Make Profits

October 29: Socialpreneur Chats: October 2021

October 29: Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Boot Camp