L E A D E R S H I P R O U N D TA B L E
2016 ANNUAL MEETING
June 29–30, 2016
The Francis Effect and Changing Church Culture: Advancing Best Managerial and Leadership Practices
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Lessons Learned from Changing Managerial Practices and Church Culture in the Archdiocese Of Montreal Geno Fernandez, Head of Strategic Execution, Zurich North America Most Rev. Thomas Dowd, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Montréal
KERRY ROBINSON: We are
support over many years of our service
presentation we just had about how it’s
exceptionally fortunate to have Geno
to the Church.
being done at the Vatican.
with us today. Geno is Chief Underwriting
GENO FERNANDEZ: One of the great
One of my favorite hymns is “From the
Officer for Zurich, which is a 16 billion dollar
things about Leadership Roundtable is
holiest in the heights to the depths be
insurance company. He’s also a member
we try at these annual meetings always
praise,” and now we’re going down to the
of the Board of Trustees of Leadership
to give you practical looks into how the
world that most of us are more familiar
Roundtable and a great advocate and an
Church is being managed and how best
with than the Holy See, and that is a world
example of someone who understands
practices are being executed at different
of dioceses.
both the secular world of management
levels, and what a great, tremendous
Fernandez and Bishop Thomas Dowd
and finance and has a deep dedication and knowledge of the Church. Bishop Thomas Dowd is Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Montreal, and among his many striking attributes and accomplishments is his degree in international business and finance. I want to especially thank our colleagues and partners at Faith Direct and in particular Brian Walsh, who is here with us today, a longtime friend and member of Leadership Roundtable, for your sponsorship of this lunch and your
Geno Fernandez and Bishop Thomas Dowd
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