New Board Members
Pavi Binning
Andrew Flynn ’88
Kate Lisus
PAVI Binning and his wife Sarbjit moved to Canada from the U.K. just over a year ago. They have three children, Pavan (grade 12), Jas who recently completed her master’s degree in the U.K. and Raj who is studying philosophy at the University of Toronto.
ANDREW Flynn joins the Board of Governors as the President of the Crescent School Old Boys’ Association (CSOBA).
KATE joins the Board as Chair of the Crescent Family Committee (CFC). She has served on the CFC Executive for the past two years, as the Grade Parent Coordinator.
Pavi is the chief financial officer and chief restructuring officer of Nortel Networks and is an independent director of Loblaw Companies Limited. Previously, he was the chief financial officer and a board member of a number of major public companies in the U.K. Pavi enjoys sports, music, travelling and spending time with his family and friends. Q
After graduating from Crescent School in 1988, Andrew attended The University of Western Ontario, where he graduated with a BA in sociology. Upon graduation, Andrew joined Tann Selective Communications, a family-run marketing firm. In 14 years, Andrew worked his way up to being a partner in the firm. In 2006, Andrew completed his executive MBA at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business. It was during this time that Andrew decided to switch careers and join BMO Nesbitt Burns as an investment advisor, where he specializes in family wealth management. Andrew joined CSOBA in 2006 and has held the position of Chair of the Activities Committee since 2007. Andrew’s work with CSOBA has helped invigorate the alumni programme. His commitment to mentoring and networking initiatives has resulted in new events geared towards professional development and career mentoring, while always seeking ways to improve upon our existing 30+ annual events – social, athletic, mentoring, and networking events among them. As the father of three young children (Andrew and his wife, Stephanie, have two sons and a daughter) Andrew carves out time to get involved with his children’s soccer teams and participate in triathlons, including Ironman. Andrew is currently training for a half marathon in the fall. Q
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Kate received her MBA from Schulich School of Business in 1990. She joined Procter & Gamble in 1990 where she worked in brand management and competitive analysis. She resigned from P&G in 1997 and founded Lisus Marketing Inc. providing marketing and promotional services to Heinz Canada, Minute Maid and Microsoft. In 2005, in the middle of a trip to Africa, Kate decided to focus on volunteer work. Her prior board experience includes The Leo Baeck Day School in Toronto and Yorktown Family Service Board. Kate and her husband Jonathan have three children; Madeline (grade 10 at Havergal), and two boys at Crescent, Daniel (grade 8) and Asher (grade 6). As a family, they enjoy skiing and exploring the Georgian Trail in Thornbury. Q