Old Boys’ News
1993
1994 Ryan McNally
and his wife, Meg, are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Isla Clare, on November 25, 2013. A sister for Duncan, 3. Ryan is in his 17th year with BMO, where he is the vice-president of BMO Harris Private Bank, leading the Greater Toronto Region. The McNally family live in the Beach area of Toronto.
Josh Ginou was in Hong Kong as a spectator for the Hong Kong Squash Open in December 2013. While there, Josh met with Eugene Ka ‘93 who gave him a tour of his office at
1996
1994 Alex von Arb
and wife, Salla, welcomed their fourth child, Rafael Joonatan, on November 27, 2012. Twin brothers Annivers Robin and Oliver, 6, and ary R Class o eunion sister, Ronja, 9, enjoy f 1994 Friday , Sept. 1 having their new brother 9 RBC Wealth Management. around. All four children provide a lot of excitement Josh says it was great to and energy in the von Arb household. Alex says Rafael was born on the night see Eugene again, since he had of an intense snow storm, but he is the calmest of all the kids. Robin and Oliver not seen him since grade 12. Josh have started to play hockey and are pretty good skaters, doing their father proud. Ronja plays tennis and is more into arts. Alex is a media producer at lives and works in Toronto. Filmkompaniet, which specializes in children’s animations, such as the Moomins and the Little Mole. More recently, Filmkompaniet acquired the Scandic rights to Hello Kitty, turning 40 this year. Alex and his family live in Finland.
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1995
1995 Kai Brown
and his wife, Nicole, welcomed their daughter, Reese Elle, on March 9, 2013. The family enjoyed residing in New York City during 2013, where Kai worked at Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ New York offices. They have since returned to Toronto where Kai holds the position of senior counsel with Pricewater houseCoopers Canada. 42 Spring 2014
Somers Kempe is living happily in Bermuda with his wife, Megan, and son, Sebastian. He has recently been elected to a two-year post as commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC). In this role, he will carry on the club’s mandate to foster the sport of sailing. After 10 straight years as a competitor in RBYC’s biennial, 635-mile Newport-Bermuda Race, he will now participate as an organizer. Somers encourages all Old Boys to get in touch if ever they visit the island.
Dean Husseini completed his master’s degree in holistic education at the University of Toronto in 2003 and has spent the last decade in the classroom teaching grades 1 through 8 in both Chicago and Toronto. In 2012, Dean was appointed head of school at Waldorf Academy, an independent pre-K to grade 8 school of 200 students in Toronto. His daughter, Maya, is in the JK class this year. Dean and his family reside in Toronto.
Andrew Ipekian married Sarah Armstrong on November 16, 2013 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. Old Boys Julian Battiston ‘96, Duane Gafoor ‘97, and brother Nazar Ipekian ‘87 were in attendance. Andrew is a real estate representative with Keller Williams Referred Urban Realty Brokerage, and Sarah is a cardiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital. The couple have made Toronto their home.