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1953 John Trent is a senior research fellow in the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa and has just published Modernizing the United Nations System: Civil Society’s Role in Moving from International Relations to Global Governance. His career has had a triple orientation as a university professor, a manager of academic organizations, and as a social activist. 1956 Peter Ketchum and his wife Susannah are proud to announce the birth of their grandson, Richard Peter James Lurie, born to their daughter Alice and son-in-law David Lurie on July 15, 2006. They are also proud to announce the birth of their granddaughter Susannah (Zanna) Jeannine born on October 18, 2007, to their son Ken Ketchum ’90 and his wife Angel.
Bob Leslie and George Tejada ’56 (above) met up in Brisbane, Australia in August 2007. Bob and George were roommates at St. Andrew’s in 1954-55 and hadn’t seen each other in 42 years! George, father of Marco ’83 and Trevor ’86, lives in the Dominican Republic and Bob lives in the Fiji Islands. 1957 Carlos Kepke is an attorney in Houston, Texas with his own firm practicing in the area of international estate planning. He and his brother, Robert Joe Kepke II, who is one year younger, left SAC in 1954 for Dallas
where their father had been transferred with British-American Oil Company. Carlos graduated from high school in Dallas and immediately joined the U.S. Marine Corps, he writes: “presumably in order to straighten out the tortuous life learned at SAC”, and upon discharge from the military enrolled at the University of Texas, where he obtained a degree in English poetry. He went on
to graduate from The University of Texas School of Law in 1964 with his sole interest being taxation (“specifically the avoidance thereof”). Carlos worked for a number of years for major oil companies and major law firms, deciding finally in the late 1980s to create his own firm. Carlos has established the Texas Branch of the SAC Association and welcomes Old Boys to contact him.
Anthony S. Fell
Bay Street Legend Steps Down
The longtime Chairman of RBC Capital Markets retired effective December 31, 2007 after a distinguished career that has spanned nearly five decades. “For many years, Tony Fell has provided outstanding leadership not only to RBC Capital Markets, but to the overall Canadian investment banking industry,” said Gordon Nixon, President and Chief Executive Officer of RBC. “Tony’s drive, integrity and entrepreneurial passion have become hallmarks of RBC Capital Markets, and these qualities have helped us to build Canada’s preeminent investment banking firm both at home and abroad. On behalf of everyone at RBC, I want to thank Tony for his tremendous contribution to the success of our clients and our company over the past 48 years.” Tony began his career with RBC in 1959 in the research department
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of Dominion Securities following his graduation from St. Andrew’s College. By 1965 he had become manager of the department, and in 1967 decided to transfer into the investment banking business development group. Tony was appointed a director of the firm in 1969, and in 1972 became an executive vice-president. In September of 1973 Dominion Securities merged with the investment banking firm of Harris & Partners Limited, and Tony was appointed President of the combined company at age 34. In 1980, Tony was appointed Chief Executive Officer, a position he held for 19 years. During this period, he led Dominion Securities through a number of important mergers, as well as the sale of a controlling interest in the firm to Royal Bank of Canada in 1988. Tony was appointed a Vice-Chairman of RBC in 1996 and a deputy chairman in 1998, before taking on the role of Chairman of RBC Capital Markets in 1999, a position he has held for the past eight years. In retirement, Tony plans to keep office space at RBC, and continue to serve on a number of boards, including as a Trustee of the SAC Foundation. He also plans to spend more time in Georgian Bay with his wife Shari, his sons Graham ’86 and Geoffrey ’89 (who both work in the investment industry) and daughter Annabelle (a social worker).