Dispatch
Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead
NAMED David Taylor (founder and president, VersaBank), 2026 Executive of the Year by the Canadian Lenders Association.
APPOINTED Roberta de Freitas Franca, senior tourist counsellor, Tourism London.
LAUNCHED By Downtown London, annual Patio Trail digital passport program supporting core-area patios.
AWARDED Mary Crossan (professor of strategic leadership and character researcher, Ivey Business School), International Leadership Association’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.
OPENING Jimmy John’s, 1025 Talbot Street, Unit 5 (St. Thomas), on Friday, June 12.
MARKED By Studio H Artist Group, 20 years of business.
PROMOTED To partnership at MNP LLP: Jeremy Stimson, Karen Hoellstern and Dino Economou.
June 5-15 – Canstruction London 2026
June 5 – Forest City London Music Week Official Kickoff Party
June 6-14 – Forest City London Music Week 2026
June 7-10 – MISA Ontario 2026 Annual Conference and Trade Show
June 8-10 – Ontario Tech Mission to Mexico
June 9-12 – tCAN 2026 Annual Conference
June 10 – London Chamber of Commerce 2026 Past Chairs’ Golf Classic
June 10 – New Exporters of Technologies and Services to the U.S.
June 10 – Virtual: Understanding Business Structures
June 11 – London Chamber of Commerce June Coffee Connections
June 11 – BioNext Open House
June 13 – 24th Annual Forest City London Music Week: Super Saturday