Dispatch

Dispatch: December 3, 2021

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

APPOINTED Fiorella Sabadin, registrar, Fanshawe College.

NAMED Lori Higgs (vice president clinical support and CFO, St. Joseph’s Health Care) as a CPA Ontario Fellow.

APPOINTED Dr. Dalilah Fortin (associate professor of surgery, Schulich School of Medicine at Western University), chair of the Specialty Committee in Thoracic Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada.

ANNOUNCED By Fanshawe College, partnership with ILAC International College to deliver post-secondary programs to international students in Toronto.

APPOINTED Kalee Mepba, event and meeting centre coordinator, London Chamber of Commerce.

NAMED Alfonso Campos Reales (partner, Lerners LLP) one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 for 2021.

ANNOUNCED By rTraction Canada Inc., move to become permanent remote-first company.

ANNOUNCED By Collins Clothiers, renewed partnership as official suit provider of the NHL Coaches Association.

ACQUIRED AutoPoint Group Inc., by Edmonton-based AutoCanada Inc.

PROMOTED Scott Switzer, to chief financial officer, Doug Tarry Homes.

APPOINTED As partners, Harrison Pensa LLP: Justin Newman, Matthew Bota, Colin Campbell, Arifa Serter, Kate Bennett and Jennifer Wall, effective January 2022.

OPENED Progressive Industrial Fluids lubricant and fluid production facility, 3035 Page Street.

RECEIVED By Tillsonburg-based THK Rhythm Automotive Canada Ltd., $1 million from the Ontario Regional Development Program to support $27-million investment in new equipment and area jobs.

ANNOUNCED By Airshow London, SkyDrive 2022, September 9, 10 and 11 at the London International Airport.

December 3: Western Angels’ Demo Day

December 3: Increasing Your Visibility Online

December 6: SalesCamp – Tech & B2B Sales Training Southern Ontario

December 7: TechAlliance: Finding Product-Market Fit

December 7: Work Reimagined: Work From Anywhere, the Evolving Environment and Possible Impacts

December 7: Entrepreneur 1.0 Innovation Academy

December 8: Creating Presentations that Sell

December 8: TechAlliance Jingle and Mingle

December 9: TechAlliance: Finding Product-Market Fit

December 9: Innovation Information Forum: Southwestern Ontario

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