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CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S HONOUREES

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TO OUR CLASS OF 2018, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!

On behalf of the partners and team members, we extend sincere congratulations to all of the honourees who were recognized at our recent Professional Achievement Celebrations in Montreal and Toronto.

Your achievements continue Richter’s legacy of excellence. It makes us a team with an even deeper and broader range of experiences for the benefit of our clients. Your newly-acquired knowledge and skills will help clients through challenges, seize opportunities, and build brighter futures for their employees and their own families for generations to come.

Looking forward, what you’ve achieved really is an investment in the future of our community – both within Richter and beyond. Looking back, this is also the culmination of the time and effort you have invested, in you. In your future… in developing your expertise… and in becoming the well-rounded business advisors that so many clients and team members will rely on for the years to come.

We hope you take some time in your celebrations to reflect on what you’ve accomplished. Remember the tenacity and determination it took for you to get here. Know that in the end, it was worth it, because an investment in yourself and in your community is always worth it.

Whether it is passing the Common Final Exam, completing hours for your CPA, or attaining other prestigious designations, we are pleased to celebrate your remarkable academic achievements.

Here’s to all our graduates and honourees! Congratulations!

TASSO LAGIOS MANAGING PARTNER

My words of wisdom to the graduates?

CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS PROFESSIONALS; CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD.

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COMMON FINAL EXAM It’s the first step in becoming a well-rounded business advisor. Having successfully passed their Common Final Exams, these Richter team members are well on their way!

BARETTE, SIMON

BEAUREGARD-PAQUIN, DAVID

BRICK, LIANE

CHOUDHURY, ABUBAKAR

If you’ve made it this far, it means that you have everything it takes to reach the next step — you just have to do the work.

76 EXAMS PASSED COOK, TREVOR

DOS SANTOS, CHRISTINE

EID, CHRISTOPHER Have FAITH – look back at the effort you put into your studies. If you don’t give it your all on the last stretch, it would be all for nothing.

The commitment is real.

COUTURE, JONATHAN

GAUDETTE, JOANIE

= DAUNAIS OUIMET, SIMON

GHECREA, ELENA

Stay positive, work hard, make it happen.

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HO, ABIGAIL

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them” – Michael Jordan

Success only comes from putting in the required effort, studying properly, debriefing cases fully and taking enough study breaks. Don’t overdo it and be confident! Only you can ensure your success!

LANCTÔT, ÉLISABETH

MESSINA, JOSEPH

Don’t stop until you’re proud.

NO DREAM is too big, NO CHALLENGE is too great.

Nothing we want for our future is BEYOND OUR REACH.

SHERK, BRYAN

SIMANTIRAKIS, ELEFTHERIA

I would like to thank everyone on the Audit team for being supportive of, and invested in my studies over the past year.

KUKOLIS, GEORGIA

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

– Confucius

PELLERIN, PASCALE

HOURS OF STUDYING

PELLETIER, CHARLOTTE “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.”

– Robert Kiyosaki

SIVAPATHAM, SIJAN

TCHATO, CYRILLE “During your life, never stop dreaming… No one can take away your dreams.”

– 2Pac Shakur 4

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THE NEXT CHAPTER A new designation. It’s a career milestone. A turning point. It’s a door that’s about to be opened to a world of possibilities.

Those letters are the markers are dedication, tenacity, and perseverance. A new designation is the result of a commitment you’ve made to yourself; the promise of self-improvement in a continuous quest for excellence.

What does it mean to those in Richter’s class of 2018? How did they manage to get through their work AND studies?

What kept them motivated? Find out, in the pages ahead.

Camera shy ASSOGBA, LEONIDAS CFE & CFIP

BONNIER-ROY, ANNICK CPA Auditor

BORSELLINO, KATHERINE LL.M. Tax

BOUCHARD, CAROLINE Pl. Fin.

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”

– Mark Twain

3,456 CUPS OF COFFEE CONSUMED CHAMPAGNE-COUILLARD, EMILIE D.E.S.S. (Tax)

CLARK, SPENCER CFA

“hao hao xue xi tian tian xiang shang” which could translate into “study hard everyday and you will rise to the top”!

It feels amazing to have earned the CFA and receive recognition for the achievement and the hundreds of hours spent studying.

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COTUGNO, ALESSANDRO LL.M. Tax

CROTEAU, STÉPHANIE CPA Auditor

DELISLE, JUSTINE Pl. Fin.

DJOUFO, OLIVIER D.E.S.S. (Tax) & Barreau du Québec

DUFOUR, NICOLAS CPA

FITZGIBBON, EVAN CPA Auditor

GAGNÉ, PHILIPPE M. Tax

GATTEN, MAXINE CHRP

One day at a time!

Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don’t have to do what everyone else is doing.

IBRAHIM, NERMIN CPA, CGA

KAING, LEE KONG M. Tax

Mission accomplished, more to come.

Caffeine & confidence is key to a successful journey.

“No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that’s the exciting part.”

– Tiger Woods

Camera shy GREENHAM, DAVID ISO 27001 Lead Auditor I will now be able to conduct certification audits of clients’ information security management programs on behalf of Richter.

GREENWALD, COREY CPA

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I WOULD ADVISE OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO BE CONFIDENT IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING – YOU GOT TO WHERE YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SKILLS – TAKE CHANCES, AND YOU’LL GO FAR IN YOUR CAREERS. - CAREY SINGER PARTNER

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KHAN, DANISH CPA

KILLORN, RACHEL CPA Auditor

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’”

– Muhammad Ali

“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” – Oprah

LECLAIR-VANCE, MALI Barreau du Québec

LEE, PATRICK CISA

LAPKOVSKY, ALIXANDRA CPA Auditor

LEBLANC, DAVID Pl. Fin. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest!” – Benjamin Franklin #JuntoMontreal

LEFRANCQ, ANNE-HÉLÈNE CPA Auditor

LEMIEUX, AUDREY-ANNE CPA Auditor

No pain, no gain!

LEON, RICHARD CIM

LUBOV, LINDSAY CPA Auditor

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MAALOUF, ROGER CPA

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MARINEAU, ERIC CPA Auditor “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Enzo Ferrari

MARON, JEREMY CPA Auditor

MILOT, BERTRAND C|BP & CICA

What helped keep me motivated: knowing that all of my years of education from childhood until now would culminate with three letters: CPA.

Camera shy MOSCARDI, ANGELA CPA, CGA Don’t give up!! It’s all worth it in the end!!

NAHOUM, OREN CPA Auditor

NOËL, GUERLANE D.E.S.S. (Tax)

PEREIRA DE JESUS, NADINE CPA Auditor

Who said I couldn’t make it? Head strong, mind straight and focused.

Here I am!

Don’t strive for perfection, but aim for excellence.

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I KNOW OUR GRADUATES WILL HELP TAKE RICHTER INTO THE FUTURE BECAUSE THEY ARE INTELLIGENT, CAPABLE, DEDICATED, AND STRATEGIC THINKERS. - MINDY MAYMAN PARTNER

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SPECIAL SHOUT-OUTS TO:

Katherine Borsellino

Liane Brick

Katherine received the 2017-2018 Canadian Tax Foundation Student Paper Award!

Liane attained one of the highest standings in Quebec on the Common Final Examination (CFE)!

While completing her Masters in Tax at HEC, Katherine's paper, "Preserving the Canadian Dream: Amendments to the rules governing the principal residence exemption, the reporting of real estate transactions and land transfer tax", was recognized as the best student paper in Quebec!

She is one of six Quebec Honour Roll Candidates who was recognized by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada for her outstanding results.

Bravo, Liane! You rocked it!

What an incredible accomplishment!

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PHILLIPS, TAYLOR CPA Auditor

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POLESKY, MELISSA CPA (New Jersey) “Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment and it comes with plenty of failure along the way.”

– Barack Obama

SHULMAN, SASCHA CFE

THERRIEN, LISA-MARIE CPA

REITMAN, RICHARD CPA, CA

SHI, PETER CPA, CA

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan

You don’t always get what you wish for, you get what you work for.

TURCOTTE, MICHAEL CPA Auditor

“If you really look closer, most overnight successes took a long time.”

– Steve Jobs

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”

– Robert Collier

Camera shy WIHL, ROSALIE CPA Auditor

VALERIO, KEVIN CPA

ZELDIN, ADAM CIRP A BIG thank you is owed to the Restructuring team for its patience and guidance throughout the exam process.

ZIVKOVIC, NIKOLA MQE

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THIS YEAR WE ARE RECOGNIZING 69 RICHTER TEAM MEMBERS. ALMOST ONE-FIFTH OF OUR ENTIRE TEAM! 16

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AS YOU MOVE FORWARD, HOLD ONTO THE CURIOUS NATURE THAT BROUGHT YOU THIS FAR. IT IS CURIOSITY THAT WILL HELP YOU GROW, BECOME BETTER PROFESSIONALS AND ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS IN YOUR WORK AND ON A HUMAN LEVEL. - AUDREY MERCIER PARTNER

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