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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 5-15Canstruction London 2026

June 5Forest City London Music Week Official Kickoff Party

June 6-14Forest City London Music Week 2026

June 7-10MISA Ontario 2026 Annual Conference and Trade Show

June 8-10Ontario Tech Mission to Mexico

June 9-12tCAN 2026 Annual Conference

June 10London Chamber of Commerce 2026 Past Chairs’ Golf Classic

June 10New Exporters of Technologies and Services to the U.S.

June 10Virtual: Understanding Business Structures

June 11 – London Chamber of Commerce June Coffee Connections

June 11BioNext Open House

June 1324th Annual Forest City London Music Week: Super Saturday

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