The following 44 women are being honoured today by the Toronto-based Women's Executive Network, in recognition of having won the group's Top 100 most powerful women in Canada award three or more times.
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- C = Corporate Executives category;
- E = Entrepreneurs category;
- P = Public Sector Leaders category
DEBORAH ALEXANDER (C)
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Executive vice-president, general counsel and secretary; Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
DIANE BEAN (C)
Executive vice-president, corporate affairs and human resources; Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto
ELISABETTA BIGSBY (C)
Group Head, human resources and transformation; Royal Bank of Canada Financial Group, Toronto
CYNTHIA CARROLL (C)
Chief executive officer, Anglo American PLC, London, England; Nominated in previous role as president and CEO, Alcan Primary Metal Group, Montreal
ALBERTA CEFIS (C)
Executive vice-president and group head, Global transaction banking; Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
SYLVIA CHROMINSKA (C)
Executive vice-president, human resources and public, corporate and government affairs; Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
SHERRY COOPER (C)
Executive vice-president, global economic strategist and chief economist, Bank of Montreal, Toronto; Nominated in previous role as chief economist, Harris Nesbitt
LYNDA S. CRANSTON (P)
President and chief executive officer; Provincial Health Services Authority, New Westminster, B.C.
PATRICIA CURADEAU-GROU (C)
Executive vice-president, finance risk and treasury; National Bank of Canada, Montreal; Nominated in previous role as chief risk officer and chair of the credit committee
GISÈLE DESROCHERS (C)
Senior vice-president, human resources and corporate affairs and member of executive committee; National Bank of Canada, Montreal; Nominated in previous role as senior vice-president, human resources and operations
ROSSANA DI ZIO MAGNOTTA (E)
President and co-founder; Magnotta Winery Corp., Vaughan, Ont.
ARLENE DICKINSON (E)
President and chief executive officer; Venture Communications Ltd., Calgary
BONNIE DUPONT (C)
Group vice-president, corporate resources; Enbridge Inc., Calgary
BRENDA EATON (P)
Chair; B.C. Housing Management Commission, Victoria
JANICE FUKAKUSA (C)
Chief financial officer; Royal Bank of Canada Financial Group, Toronto
JANIS GRANTHAM (E)
President and chief operating officer; Eagle Professional Resources Inc., Ottawa
BETTY-ANN HEGGIE (C)
Corporate director; Potash Corp., Saskatoon, Sask.; Nominated in previous role as senior vice-president, corporate relations
COLLEEN JOHNSTON (C)
Group head finance and chief financial officer; Toronto Dominion Bank Financial Group, Toronto; Nominated in previous role as chief financial officer and executive vice-president
SUE LEE (C)
Senior vice-president, human resources and communications; Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary
REBECCA MacDONALD (E)
Executive chair; Energy Savings Income Fund, Toronto
KAREN MAIDMENT (C)
Chief financial and administrative officer; Bank of Montreal Financial Group, Toronto
BEVERLEY MARGOLIAN (C)
Executive vice-president and chief risk officer; Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto
LORNA MARSDEN (P)
President emerita and professor; York University, Toronto; Nominated in previous role as president and vice chancellor
BECKY McKINNON (E)
Executive chairman; Timothy's Coffees of the World; Toronto; Nominated in previous role as president
SUSAN NICZOWSKI (E)
Chief executive officer and owner; Summerfresh Salads Inc., Woodbridge, Ont.
MADELEINE PAQUIN (E)
President and chief executive officer; Logistec Corp., Montreal
ROSE PATTEN (C)
Senior executive vice-president, head of human resources and senior leadership adviser; Bank of Montreal Financial Group, Toronto
MARTHA PIPER (P)
Corporate director; Bank of Montreal Financial Group, Toronto; Nominated in previous role as president and vice-chancellor, University of British Columbia
KAREN RADFORD (C)
Executive vice-president and president, Telus Québec and Partner Solutions; Telus, Montreal
SARAH RAISS (C)
Executive vice-president, corporate services; TransCanada Corp., Calgary
KATHERINE RETHY (C)
Director; Falconbridge Ltd., Toronto; Nominated in previous role as senior vice-president, information systems, procurement, logistics, enterprise risk management and facilities
DRUDE RIMELL (C)
Retired; Nominated in previous role as executive vice-president, corporate services, EnCana Corp., Calgary
JUDY ROGERS (P)
City Manager; City of Vancouver
JUDY SAMUELSON (P)
Former cabinet secretary and clerk of the executive council; Government of Saskatchewan, Regina
KATHLEEN SENDALL (C)
Senior vice-president, North America natural gas; Petro-Canada, Calgary
MARILYN SHEFTEL (E)
Dealer principal; Silverhill Acura; Calgary
JACQUELINE SHEPPARD (C)
Executive vice-president, corporate and legal; Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary
KAREN SHERIFF (C)
President, small and medium business; Bell Canada, Toronto
BARBARA STYMIEST (C)
Chief operating officer; Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
RITA TSANG (E)
President and chief executive; Tour East Holidays, Toronto
CORA TSOUFLIDOU (E)
President and chairman of the board; Franchises Cora Inc., Boisbriand, Que.
SYLVIA VOGEL (E)
Founder and chief executive officer; Canderm Pharma Inc., St-Laurent, Que.
SHEILA WEATHERILL (P)
President and chief executive officer; Capital Health, Edmonton
JANET YALE (C)
Executive vice-president, corporate affairs; Telus, Ottawa
