Dispatch

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

Dispatch dispatch Highlights

APPOINTED Sophie Roland, dean, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University (five-year term).

AWARDED Jane Scholes (partner, Lerners LLP), Western University’s 2026 Young Alumni Award.

APPOINTED Eric Sorrentino (financial planner, BMO), board chair, Investing in Children.

NAMED Jillian Martin (human resources director, Harrison Pensa LLP), one of Manage HR Canada’s Top 10 HR Leaders in Canada for 2026.

AWARDED Jacqueline Ryan (chief brand and commercial officer of the Canadian Olympic Committee and CEO of the Canadian Olympic Foundation), the 2026 Western University Faculty of Arts and Humanities Alumni Award.

APPOINTED To the London Health Sciences Foundation board of directors: Dr. David Palma, Dr. David Aiello and Michael Dixon.

ANNOUNCED By PowerCo Canada, appointed of EllisDon as general contractor for St. Thomas gigafactory and delay of factory opening until 2029 (originally scheduled for 2027).

APPOINTED María Galicia Prado, VP of business development and partnerships, eHealth Inspire.

CLOSING TD Bank Platt’s Lane Branch, 215 Oxford Street West (effective November 6, 2026).

ANNOUNCED By Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, expansion of its family medicine residency program through partnerships with Bluewater Health, Rapids Family Health Team, Sarnia-Lambton Ontario Health Team, Woodstock Hospital, Rural Roads Health Services and the Oxford Ontario Health Team.

APPOINTED Lisa Ko, 2026-27 writer-in-residence, Western University.

LAUNCHED Carfax Canada Sourcing, a new data tool from Carfax Canada that enables Canadian automotive dealers to analyze high volumes of potential acquisitions from multiple sources.

ANNOUNCED By VersaBank, expansion of its structured receivable program in the United States to point-of-sale originators of small business loans and leases.

APPOINTED Stacy McDougall, instructor, WaterOn Aquatic Fitness.

CLOSING The Brick Mattress Store London South, 3059 Wonderland Road South, Unit A (effective September 29, 2026).

ACHIEVED By BlueStone Properties Inc., Energy Star certification for the Dufferin Corporate Centre, 130 Dufferin Avenue.

APPOINTED Khaled Elkhodeir, staff accountant, accounting & assurance team, Davis Martindale LLP.