ICD Announces Board of Directors for 2021-2022

New director, JP Gladu, ICD.D, will join the ICD’s 11-person Board

December 13, 2021 (Toronto) – The Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) is pleased to announce that at its 2021 Annual General Meeting the following were elected to serve on its Board of Directors for a one-year term:

Linda Hohol, Board Chair
Calgary, AB

Yaprak Baltacioglu, ICD.D¹
Ottawa, ON
 
Rahul K. Bhardwaj, ICD.D
Toronto, ON
Jean Paul (JP) Gladu, ICD.D²
Toronto, ON
 
Robert Paré²
Westmount, QC
Robert Phillips, QC, F.ICD¹
Vancouver, B.C.
 
Andrea Rosen¹
Toronto, ON
 
Rob G.C. Sobey, ICD.D²
Stellarton, NB
Mac Van Wielingen, F.ICD¹
Calgary, AB
Patricia Youzwa²
Regina, SK
 
Jo Mark Zurel, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D¹⁺²
St. John’s, N.L.
 
¹ Audit Committee
² Governance and Human Resources Committee
 
Full biographies are available here.
 
Mr. Gladu fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Luc Bachand, who chose to step down after serving on the ICD Board for four years.
 
Linda Hohol, Chair, Institute of Corporate Directors, thanked Mr. Bachand for his commitment and the considerable contributions he made as a Director and Chair of the ICD’s Audit Committee.
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“Luc has been a tremendous director serving on our Audit Committee,” Ms. Hohol said. “He will be missed.”
 
“As we say goodbye to Luc, we are pleased to welcome Jean Paul (JP) Gladu to our Board. JP is a highly respected Indigenous leader and, in this capacity, I look forward to having this fresh and necessary voice at the table.”

“We are pleased that 54 per cent of our board now identifies as either gender or other diversity, along with pan-Canadian representation, but we will not stop here,” said Rahul Bhardwaj, ICD President, CEO and Board member. “We will continue to strive for and maintain broad diversity on our Board.”

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The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association representing Canadian directors and boards across the for-profit, not-for-profit, and Crown sectors. The ICD has more than 15,000 members and 11 Chapters across Canada and fosters the sharing of knowledge and wisdom through education, professional development programs and services, and thought leadership. ICD members across all sectors of the economy oversee well in excess of $1 trillion in market capitalization and institutions that impact the lives of virtually every Canadian.
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