Dispatch

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

Dispatch dispatch Highlights

EXPANDED Driverseat London, to Woodstock and Stratford franchise territories.

PROMOTED Lamise Kablawi, to project manager, corporate services & technology services, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

ANNOUNCED By the Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship, Powered by Ivey, introduction of its Certificate in Entrepreneurship to undergraduate students across faculties at Western University.

AWARDED To Western University professors Evan Bowness (Faculty of Social Science) and Robert Buchkowski (Faculty of Science), Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs.

ANNOUNCED By Councillor Susan Stevenson, dropping of her bid for the Conservative Party nomination in the federal riding of London Centre.

APPOINTED Carri Rodgers Rowley, director, institutional planning & finance, King’s University College.

NAMED CELLECT Laboratories and NovaSonix Healthcare, winners of the inaugural TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario Polaris Pitch Competition.

ANNOUNCED By Labatt Brewing Company Limited, addition of Busch De-Alc Lager dealcoholized beer to London production.

LAUNCHED Construction management software-as-a-service firm Graditi Inc.

APPOINTED To the Huron University board of governors: Richard Abboud (founder & CEO, Forum Asset Management); Bram Belzberg (chairman & CEO, KEV Group); Ali Budd (president & principal designer, Ali Budd Interiors Inc.); Peter Clarke (president & COO, Fairfax Financial Holdings); and Gillian Riley (retired senior executive, Scotiabank).