Schulich Alumni Recognition Awards Program (November 9, 2021)

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“As the new Dean of the Schulich School of Business, I am proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our graduates and friends.”

Detlev Zwick, PhD Dean Schulich School of Business York University

Detlev Zwick is Dean of the Schulich School of Business at York University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2002.

Prior to assuming the role of Dean in 2021, Professor Zwick served as the School’s Interim Dean. Under his leadership, the School launched several key initiatives focused on delivering a world-class student experience, intensifying research productivity and knowledge mobilization, collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to address systemic barriers for Black and Indigenous students, and engaging partners to help financially support a record number of students.

As Associate Dean, Academic from 2018 – 2020, Professor Zwick led the School’s rapid transition to remote online learning following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also served as Director of Schulich’s BBA/iBBA Program from 2013 – 2018.

Dr. Zwick’s research explores modern marketing practices and new forms of consumer surveillance, capture and manipulation. His work has been published widely in marketing, communication, media culture and sociology journals, as well as in edited collections. He is co-editor of the book Inside Marketing: Practices, Ideologies, Devices (Oxford University Press), and frequently provides expert commentary to the media.

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Program The Schulich School of Business Alumni Recognition Awards were established in 1992 to recognize the outstanding professional, personal and community achievements of graduates and friends of the Schulich School of Business.

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 6:45 pm

Pre-Show Entertainment

7:00 pm

Welcome Master of Ceremonies Marcia Annisette, PhD Associate Dean, Academic; Professor of Accounting Schulich School of Business

Detlev Zwick, PhD Dean Schulich School of Business

Award Presentation Outstanding Executive Leadership

Outstanding Progress and Achievement

Outstanding Public Contribution

Outstanding Contribution to the Schulich School of Business

8:00 pm

Entertainment and Award Recipient Lounges Open

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Award Recipients

Outstanding Executive Leadership Awarded to a graduate who has demonstrated extraordinary achievement, leadership and innovation in a global operation.

Vince Commisso (MBA 1992) Co-Founding Partner, President & CEO 9 Story Media Group Introduced by: Trina McQueen, O.C. (Hon LLD 2019) Co-Director, Arts, Media & Entertainment Management Program Schulich School of Business

Outstanding Progress and Achievement Awarded to a graduate who has demonstrated outstanding career potential and achieved success and recognition in their field.

Tracey Pearce (MBA 1996) Senior Media Executive & Strategic Advisor Introduced by: Joyce Zemans, C.M. Senior Scholar & University Professor Emerita; Retired Director, MBA Program in Arts, Media & Entertainment Management Schulich School of Business

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Program Award Recipients

Outstanding Public Contribution Awarded to a graduate who has made a significant contribution to public life.

Robert C. Wong (MBA 1972) Vice Chairman & Senior Portfolio Manager Leon Frazer & Associates Introduced by: Bill Graham (MBA 1986) President, Global Alumni Network Schulich School of Business

Outstanding Contribution to the Schulich School of Business Awarded to a friend or graduate of Schulich who has contributed significantly to promoting the interests of the School through partnership, leadership and impact

Paul Labbé Former Chair, International Advisory Council Schulich School of Business (Presented Posthumously) Introduced by: Dezsö J. Horváth, C.M., PhD Dean Emeritus, Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Strategic Management Schulich School of Business

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AWARD RECIPIENTS

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Award Recipients Outstanding Executive Leadership

Vince Commisso (MBA 1992) Co-Founding Partner, President & CEO 9 Story Media Group

Vince Commisso is President & CEO of 9 Story Media Group, one of the industry’s leading creators, producers and distributors of top quality content for young audiences around the world. With facilities in Toronto, New York, Dublin, Manchester and Bali, the 9 Story family of companies has produced over 4,000 episodes of best-in-class kids and family programming.

Vince began his career in 1992 at Nelvana, where he rose through the ranks to become Supervising Producer, garnering one Emmy® and two Gemini® nominations. In 2002, he co-founded 9 Story Entertainment, an animation company that would utilize leading edge technologies to develop and produce compelling animated children’s content with international appeal. Since earning an Emmy® Award on the company’s very first show, Peep and the Big Wide World, 9 Story has gone on to earn countless other awards, including fourteen Emmy® Awards and two Oscar® nominations.

Vince serves as Chair of the Audit and Governance Committees for The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and as Chair of the trade-based advocacy association, Canadian Association of Content Exporters (CACE). He holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and was awarded the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Entertainment and Media category in Ontario (2015).

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Outstanding Progress and Achievement

Tracey Pearce (MBA 1996) Senior Media Executive & Strategic Advisor

With a career spanning more than 25 years, Tracey Pearce is an accomplished, award-winning media executive whose experience covers many facets of the industry. Grounded in law (having been a partner in a major firm and then in General Counsel roles), Pearce transitioned to a variety of operational roles, most recently as President, Bell Media, Distribution and Pay, responsible for the subscription revenue portfolio, digital product, corporate strategy and premium streaming services.

An architect behind the transformation of Crave, she helped drive its significant subscriber growth through the development of an all new app and commissioning of top rated original programming such as Letterkenny and Canada’s Drag Race. A “go to” problem solver, Pearce has managed significant P&L accountability and teams, negotiated complex, major agreements (US studios, sports leagues, IOC, producers), delivered on digital transformation and driven strategy, innovation and revenue growth.

In 2017, Pearce was one of 35 women from around the world accepted to the International Women’s Forum (IWF) Leadership Foundation Fellows Program where she participated in leadership training at Harvard Business School and INSEAD. In 2016, Pearce was honoured with Women in Film & Television – Toronto’s Crystal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business. In 2021, Crave was recognized with the Industry Leadership Award at the Canadian Screen Awards.

Pearce is a member of the Executive Committee and a Director for both the Canadian Club Toronto and Alpine Canada, and serves as a member of the advisory boards of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, as well as York University’s Schulich School of Business MBA Program in Arts, Media & Entertainment Management.

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Award Recipients Outstanding Public Contribution

Robert C. Wong (MBA 1972) Vice Chairman & Senior Portfolio Manager Leon Frazer & Associates

Robert C. Wong, B.Sc., MBA’72 is currently vice chairman and senior portfolio manager at Leon Frazer & Associates. He has led a varied and interesting career path. While teaching high school math and physics, he was completing his MBA. During this period, he pioneered the teaching of computer science to high school students and wrote textbooks on the subject.

In the early Seventies, Wong had the opportunity to serve as special assistant to the minister of national health and welfare, and as an adviser to Canada’s first minister of state for multiculturalism. After his time in Ottawa, he returned to Toronto and co-founded a brokerage firm which grew to 10 offices across Canada. All the while, he remained active in politics and worked to grow Chinese-Canadian engagement.

During this time, he also helped to establish Canada’s first multilingual television station in Toronto.

He then left the investment world for a full-time career in politics. In 1987 he was elected as the MPP for Fort York and in short order was appointed Ontario’s Minister of Energy in Premier David Peterson’s Government. This appointment made Wong the first cabinet minister in Canada of Chinese descent. Two years later, he took on the citizenship portfolio. His time in the Legislature led to major changes in the Power Corporation Act and the promotion of multiculturalism and equity among Ontario’s diverse population.

Wong has supported many organizations as a volunteer, including the Toronto Board of Trade, the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, St. John’s Rehab Foundation, Canadian Automobile Association, and Victoria University (U of T). He is a member of the Schulich International Advisory Council and recently completed his term on the governing Council of CPA Ontario. His honours include a U of T Arbor Award, Courvoisier Leadership Award and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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Outstanding Contribution to the Schulich School of Business

Paul Labbé Former Chair, International Advisory Council Schulich School of Business (Presented Posthumously)

Born in Buckingham, Quebec, Paul graduated from McGill University in 1964 with a degree in law. From the very beginning of his career, his focus was on international trade and commerce. He started his career as a Trade Commissioner in the Canadian Embassy in Paris (1966-69), then served as chief of staff to the Hon. Jean-Luc Pépin, Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce (1969-72).

He was a founding member of Interimco, a private international trading company (1972-80). He returned to the federal government to run the Canadian Industrial Renewal Board. In 1985, he was appointed to establish and lead Investment Canada. He was President of Export Development Canada (1991-97) and Chairman and CEO of Citibank Canada (1997 – 2000).

Throughout his career, Paul championed Canadian business and believed in its ability to compete and succeed internationally. In his retirement, he served on several public and nonprofit boards, including Chair of the Schulich School of Business International Advisory Council.

Paul was a devoted husband, father of five children and grandfather to fourteen grandchildren. He was happiest pushing the limits of conventional road travel, cutting a rug with his wife, playing shinny hockey with his grandchildren and enjoying a good meal with family.

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Past Award Recipients Outstanding Executive Leadership 2019 Michael S. Rousseau (BBA ’81) 2018 Jasper Cheung (MBA ’90)

2001 Kathleen P. Taylor

(MBA /JD ’84, Hon LLD ’14)

2017 Stephen J. Sadler (MBA ’79)

2000 W. David Wilson (MBA ’70)

2015 Ron Mock (MBA ’79, Hon LLD ’17)

1999 Edmund Hau Wah Ho (BBA ’78)

2014 Michael Cooper (MBA ’86)

1998 H. Anthony Arrell (MBA ’68, Hon LLD ’08)

2013 Frank Vettese (BBA ’86, MBA ’91)

1997 Steven K. Hudson (BBA ’81)

2012 P. Thomas Jenkins (MBA ’87, Hon LLD ’15)

1996 Alan G. McNally (MBA ’69, Hon LLD ’99)

2011 Ellis Jacob (MBA ’76)

1995 John S. Hunkin (MBA ’69, Hon LLD ’04)

2008 Bharat B. Masrani

(BBA ’78, MBA ’79, Hon LLD ’17)

1994 Sheelagh D. Whittaker (MBA ’75)

2007 Robert R. McEwen (MBA ’78, Hon LLD ’05)

1992 William A. Dimma (MBA ’69, Hon LLD ’98)

1993 Morris A. Perlis (MBA ’72)

2005 Robert C. Krembil (MBA ’71, Hon LLD ’00) 2004 Richard E. Waugh (MBA ’74, Hon LLD ’07)

Outstanding Progress and Achievement 2019 Roman S. Dubczak (MBA ’87)

2001 Andrew K. Montgomery (MBA ’98)

2018 S. Jane Rowe (MBA ’82)

2000 Sylvia Lien (IMBA ’97)

2017 Stacey A. Mowbray (MBA ’88)

2000 Ron Tattum (MBA/JD ’97)

2015 Kishore Moorjani (BBA ’94, MBA ’95)

1999 Beth M. Waldman (MBA ’96)

2014 John Ruffolo (BBA ’88)

1999 Rommie Bhutani (MBA ’96)

2013 Patrick Iaboni (BBA ’93, MBA ’94)

1998 Robert J. Gemmell (MBA/JD ’83)

2012 Craig Kielburger (EMBA ’09)

1997 Dan A. Plashkes (MBA ’83)

2011 Denise M. Pickett (MBA ’90)

1996 Paul G. Howes (MBA ’84)

2008 Roma R. Khanna (MBA ’01)

1995 Terence G. Kawaja (MBA/JD ’89)

2007 Hana E. Zalzal (MBA ’92)

1994 Paul S. Alofs (MBA ’83)

2005 James P. O’Sullivan (MBA/JD ’90)

1993 Janice P. Anderson (MBA ’89)

2004 Grant E. Rasmussen (MBA ’93)

1992 Kimberley J. Gaynor (MBA ’89)

2001 Sheila A. Carroll (MBA ’98)

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Outstanding Public Contribution 2019 Laura Michalchyshyn (MBA ’93)

2001 Patricia M. Campbell (MBA ’88)

2018 M. Marianne Harris (MBA /JD ’83)

2000 Anne L. Swarbrick (MBA ’98)

2017 Philip A. Taylor (MBA ’79)

1999 Jacques F. Lagassé (MBA ’69)

2014 J. Mark Lievonen (BBA ’79, MBA ’87)

1998 Carol A. Wilding (BBA ’83)

2013 Janice R. Fukakusa (MBA ’79, Hon LLD ’16)

1997 Eileen A. Mercier (MBA ’77, Hon LLD ’10)

2012 Thomas Closson (MBA ’79)

1996 Peter C. Maurice (MBA ’70)

2011 Colleen M. Johnston

(BBA ’82, Hon LLD ‘18)

1995 John (Jack) H. Yocom (MBA ’70)

2008 Richard D. Falconer (MBA ’70) 2007 Rose T. Reisman (MBA ’85)

1994 David L. Morton (MBA ’68) 1993 Julie A. White (MBA ’84) 1992 Carol Anne Letheren (MBA ’77)

2005 Carol A. Hansell (MBA/JD ’86)

Outstanding Contribution to the Schulich School of Business 2018 Dominic Barton (Hon LLD ’12)

2000 Ronald H. Farmer

2017 Jonathan K.H. Cheung (MBA ‘73)

1999 Gregory C. Coutts (MBA ’83)

2015 Schuyler M. (Skip) Sigel

1999 Sashya D’Souza (MBA ’00)*

2014 Howard Lichtman (JD ’79, MBA ’82)

1998 Eric Angelini (MBA/JD ’98)*

2013 Bill Graham (MBA ’86)

1997 Marshall A. Cohen

2012 Pam Laycock (MBA ’89)

1996 George R. Gardiner (Hon LLD ’82)

2011 Timothy Price (Hon LLD ’09)

1994 Elmer S. Phillips

2008 Thomas H. Beechy

1993 Murray G. Ross (Hon DLitt ’71)

2007 Ann Marie Yamamoto (MBA ’83)

1992 James M. Gillies (Hon LLD ’06)

2005 Gordon C. Shaw

*Significant student contribution

2004 Paul W. Tsaparis (MBA ’84) 2001 James G. Foy (MBA ’67)

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D ean ’s S ociety Schulich’s Premier Leadership Giving Association The Dean’s Society recognizes leadership-level donors to the Schulich Annual Fund who give between $1,000 and $24,999.99 to each Annual Fund campaign Membership benefits for Dean’s Society donors: ~ An invitation to a special annual donor reception with the Dean ~ Invitations to special alumni and School events throughout the year ~ Prominent recognition in various donor recognition publications published by the School Special membership benefits for White Leaf donors : ~ An invitation to the School’s VIP box at the Rogers Cup Tennis Tournament ~ An autographed book written by a Schulich faculty member in honour of your first gift of $10,000 to $25,000

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About the Alumni Recognition Award Sculpture “The sculpture is an artistic abstraction of the Schulich School’s status as a global leader. Its upward twisting flow reflects Schulich’s confidence in its ability to shape the future of business management. Internal bubbles combine with ‘sky is the limit’ blue to reflect innovative and creative thinking.

I wanted award recipients to recognize their own achievements in the sculpture’s positive aspects.”

Jeff Goodman (1961 – 2012) jeffgoodmanstudio.com

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