Dispatch

Dispatch: June 2, 2023

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

PROMOTED Jamie van Kasteren, to business development manager, TLC Landscaping Design + Pools.

APPOINTED Suzanne Pountney (commercial lines manager, Ontario West Insurance Brokers) 2023 president, Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario.

PROMOTED Christina Hoggart, international communications & recruitment coordinator, Fanshawe College.

ANNOUNCED By Wescast Industries and its parent company, Sichuan Bohong Industry Co. Ltd., intended closing of its automotive exhaust parts manufacturing plant in Wingham.

RETIRED Gary Ennett, journalist and broadcaster, CBC News London.

APPOINTED Liam Ledgerwood, in-house counsel, Info-Tech Research Group (effective June 12, 2023).

AWARDED Mark Hunter (general manager, London Knights), 2022-23 Jim Gregory OHL General Manager of the Year Award.

PROMOTED Robert Janssen, to senior IT build analyst, TD Bank.

AWARDED Dr. Michael Payne (physiatrist and medical director, Amputee Rehabilitation Program, Parkwood Institute), 2023 Award of Merit recipient from the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

APPOINTED Christine Wilton, director, workforce development, London Economic Development Corporation.

PROMOTED Grace Goble, to associate, RBC Dominion Securities.

ANNOUNCED By Western University, addition of 74 new electric vehicle charging stations installed across campus as part of a $1.45-million upgrade jointly funded by Western and Natural Resources Canada.

June 5: RESI: Redefining Early Stage Investments 2023

June 6: London Chamber of Commerce 2023 Summit

June 7: Canadian Institute of Food Science & Technology Food Summit 2023

June 7: Engaging Youth Volunteers: Why it’s Critical and How to Do it Well

June 7: Founders WTF* Forum

June : 2023 20 Under 40 Cocktail Gala

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