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Commission Members
The following individuals currently serve
as members of the Commission.
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DAVID WILSON
Chair
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David Wilson became Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission on November 1, 2005, following an extensive 35-year career in Canada's securities industry.
Prior to his appointment for a five-year term as OSC Chair, Mr. Wilson was Vice Chair of the Bank of Nova Scotia and Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Scotia Capital in Toronto. He was responsible for all of Scotiabank's global wholesale banking activities, which included its corporate, institutional and government relationships on a global basis. Previously, Mr. Wilson held a variety of senior management positions with Scotiabank in the areas of investment banking, retail brokerage and corporate finance. He began his career as a financial analyst and in 1971 joined McLeod Young Weir, a predecessor firm to Scotia Capital.
During his career, Mr. Wilson has been actively involved in securities regulatory matters in Ontario and across Canada. He was Chairman of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA), a national self-regulatory organization (SRO), in 1996-1997. He was a founding Director of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA), a SRO for the mutual fund industry, from 1997 to 1998. From 2001 to 2003, he served on the Ontario government's Five Year Review Committee, which reviewed the content of the Ontario Securities Act. Since 2003, he has been advising the Government of Ontario on its work toward the establishment of a common securities regulator for Canada.
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Appointed: November 2005
Term Expires: November 2010
Committees:
• Governance and Nominating Committee (ex officio)
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Investment Banking
• Retail and Institutional Investment
• Finance
Education:
• B.Comm, University of Toronto
• MBA, York University
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LAWRENCE E. RITCHIE
Vice-Chair
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| Lawrence E. Ritchie a former partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in Toronto, was a litigator for nearly 20 years, specializing in general corporate, securities and commercial litigation. He was also cross-appointed to the firm’s Pensions & Benefits Department. His practice included a range of corporate governance, securities, pension, and general corporate and commercial civil litigation before the courts and before administrative tribunals. Mr. Ritchie had also acted for defendants in numerous class action proceedings. Mr. Ritchie participated in a secondment to the enforcement branch of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) in 1993, where he served as enforcement counsel. Upon return to his law firm, he acted for OSC enforcement staff, as well as securities dealers, brokers, promoters, public issuers, officers and directors and other securities market participants, in a wide range of securities-related proceedings. In addition to his securities regulatory practice, he acted in numerous private securities disputes and proceedings, including those relating to shareholder rights and remedies, private company disputes and corporate governance issues before the Courts and in ADR forums. |
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Appointed: February 2007
Term Expires: February 2012
Committees:
• Adjudicative Committee
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Legal
• Litigation / Adjudication
• Administrative Law
Education:
• BA, University of Western Ontario
• LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School
• LLM, London School of Economics |
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JAMES E. A. TURNER, Q.C.
Vice-Chair
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James E. A. Turner, prior to joining the Commission, was a senior partner with Torys LLP. Mr. Turner has over 30 years of legal experience, specializing in corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. He has advised numerous public companies and boards of directors in connection with public takeover bids and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Turner is a former General Counsel of the Ontario Securities Commission. He is recognized internationally as a leading practitioner in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law. He has also been a speaker and panellist at numerous seminars, conferences, and law school classes on corporate law, securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and other related topics.
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Appointed: February 2007
Term Expires: February 2012
Committees:
• Adjudicative Committee
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Legal
Education:
• BA, University of Western Ontario
• LLB, University of Western Ontario |
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PAUL K. BATES
Chair, Human Resources and Compensation Committee
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| Paul K. Bates has been a leader and educator in the Canadian business community for more than two decades. He has been president of four major brokerage and investment firms, and has served on the boards of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Investment Dealers Association. Professor Bates is currently Dean and Industry Professor in Financial Management Services at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. As a former Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, he was awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award in 2003 and again in 2004. |
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Appointed: June 2003
Re-appointed: June 2006
Term Expires: June 2009
Committees:
• Governance and Nominating Committee
• Human Resources and Compensation Committee (Chair)
Current Directorships:
• Board of Governors, McMaster University
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Investment Management
• Retail and Institutional Investment
Education:
• Graduate, Cornwall Technical College (UK)
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MARY G. CONDON BA, MA, LLM, SJD
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| Professor Mary G. Condon teaches securities law at Osgoode Hall Law School, and also directs and teaches in its part-time LLM program specializing in securities law. She is co-author of Business Organizations: Principles, Policies and Practice (2007) and Securities Law in Canada: Cases and Commentary (2005). Her book entitled Making Disclosure: Ideas and Interests in Ontario Securities Regulation was published by University of Toronto Press in 1998. She is also the author of articles, book chapters and commentaries on topics related to securities regulation and pension policy and has presented conference papers and given invited lectures nationally and internationally. She has prepared research and policy papers for the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions, the Task Force to Modernize Securities Regulation (with Poonam Puri), the Department of Finance (Wise Persons’ Committee) and the Law Commission of Canada (with Lisa Philipps). She is a member of the Bar of Ontario. |
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Appointed: April 2008
Term Expires: April 2010
Committees:
• Adjudicative Committee
Current Directorships:
• Board of Trustees, York University Pension Fund
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Legal
Education:
• BA, Trinity College, Dublin
• MA, University of Toronto
• LLM and SJD, University of Toronto
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MARGOT C. HOWARD, CFA, MBA
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| Margot C. Howard is a Chartered Financial Analyst with over twenty years of investment management experience and extensive knowledge of the Canadian capital markets. She began her career with McLeod Young Weir in 1986. Most recently, she was a portfolio manager with AMI Partners. Prior to that, Ms. Howard held senior positions with C.A. Delaney Capital Management Ltd. and Scotia McLeod Inc. Ms. Howard is an active member of the CFA Institute and Women in Capital Markets. |
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Appointed: December 2006
Term Expires: December 2008
Committees:
• Audit and Finance Committee
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Finance
• Investment Management
• Retail and Institutional Investment
Education:
• BA, York University
• MBA, University of Western Ontario
• CFA, CFA Institute
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KEVIN J. KELLY
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| Kevin J. Kelly has over thirty years of senior experience in the North American capital markets and financial services industry. He has served as President and Co-CEO of Wellington West Capital Inc., President of Fidelity Brokerage Company based in Boston, President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Co., President and CEO of Fidelity Investments Canada Ltd., and President and CEO of Bimcor Inc. Prior to holding these positions, Mr. Kelly served in senior management positions at Investment Corporation, Midland Walwyn Capital, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. |
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Appointed: December 2006
Term Expires: December 2008
Committees:
• Governance and Nominating Committee
Current Directorships:
• Vice-Chair, Canada-US Fulbright Foundation
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Investment Management
• Retail and Institutional Investment
• Investment Banking
• Finance
Education:
• B.Comm., Dalhousie University
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PAULETTE L. KENNEDY, CA
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| Paulette L. Kennedy is a chartered accountant with over 30 years financial and management experience. A chartered accountant since 1979, Paulette has held senior management positions at Ford Motor Company of Canada, Sun Life Financial, Sobeys Inc. and AEGON Canada. Areas of responsibility have included taxation and trade, accounting and financial reporting, financial management, internal auditing and corporate governance. Paulette has experience in IFRS reporting and the implementation of internal control attestations. Paulette has been a member of the board of directors of financial services and mutual fund management companies. She is currently a member of the business board of the University of Toronto and vice chair of their audit committee. |
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Appointed: April 2008
Term Expires: April 2010
Committees:
• Audit and Finance Committee
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Audit
• Accounting
• Financial Management
Education:
• BComm, McMaster University
• Chartered Accountant
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DAVID L. KNIGHT
Chair, Audit and Finance Committee
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| David L. Knight was a Vice-Chairman of the accounting firm KPMG LLP (Canada) for almost two decades. Mr. Knight became a Chartered Accountant in 1962. He was elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 1985 in recognition of his professional accomplishments and service to the accounting profession and society. During his 46-year career in public accounting, Mr. Knight chaired committees and task forces which dealt with a wide range of matters including professional standards-setting, partnership governance, risk management, computer technology in auditing, and quality review of professional work. Mr. Knight has a long history of volunteer board-level involvement with health care organizations. He was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of his community service. |
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Appointed: August 2004
Re-appointed: June 2007
Term Expires: June 2010
Committees:
• Audit and Finance Committee (Chair)
• Human Resources and Compensation Committee
Current Directorships:
• Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
• Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Accounting
• Auditing
Education:
• CA |
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PATRICK J. LeSAGE, Q.C.
Chair, Adjudicative Committee
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| Patrick J. LeSage is a former Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario. During his illustrious 28-year career on the bench, he presided over some of Canada’s most publicized and complex cases. He began his career as a Crown Attorney in the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, where he rose to the position of Director of Crown Attorneys for Ontario. Appointed to the County and District Court in 1975, he became Associate Chief Judge of that Court in 1983. In 1994 he became Associate Chief Justice and in 1996 was appointed Chief Justice of what is now the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario. He held that position until September 2002, when he became a Senior Resident at Massey College, University of Toronto. Mr. LeSage is currently a member of the Advocacy Law Group at Gowling Lafleur Henderson in Toronto. |
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Appointed: December 2005
Term Expires: December 2008
Committees:
• Adjudicative Committee (Chair)
Current Directorships:
• Board of Governors, York University
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Legal
• Adjudication
• Administrative Law
Education:
• B.Comm., University of Ottawa
• LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School |
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CAROL S. PERRY, ICD.D, MBA, P.Eng,
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| Carol Perry is a corporate director with 35 years of investment banking and business management experience. She currently serves as a director of DALSA, a TSX-listed technology company based in Waterloo. She is an active member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and volunteers as a member of its Education & Certification Committee. Her public service and regulatory experience also includes a prior appointment as a director and Audit Committee Chair of the Independent Electricity Market Operator. Her community leadership activities include having served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of St. Joseph’s Health Centre and as a director of the Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Foundation. During her twenty year career in the investment industry she held senior investment banking positions with major Canadian firms, including CIBC World Markets and RBC Capital Markets, and started her own boutique financial advisory firm in 2000. |
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Appointed: February 2005
Term Expires: February 2008
Committees:
• Audit and Finance Committee
• Governance and Nominating Committee
Current Directorships:
• Education and Certification Committee, Institute of Corporate Directors
• DALSA Corporation
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Finance
• Investment Banking
Education:
• B.Eng.Sc. (Electrical), University of Western Ontario
• MBA, University of Toronto
• Directors Education Program, ICD Corporate Governance College
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SURESH THAKRAR, ICD.D, MBA, FICB
Chair, Governance and Nominating Committee
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| Suresh Thakrar is an advisor in the areas of strategic planning, corporate governance, and business / corporate financing. He has over 30 years of extensive experience in the financial services industry. A former executive of the RBC Financial Group, Mr. Thakrar held a number of senior positions throughout the bank, including corporate finance, multinational banking, commercial banking, personal financial services, merger office, process re-engineering, systems, strategic planning, and business management. In his public service and community leadership roles, he has served on numerous boards and advisory committees, including the GTAA (Greater Toronto Airport Authority) Consultative Committee, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce, Canada India Business Council, Renaissance ROM Campaign Cabinet, the ROM Royal Patrons Circle, and the Gujarat (India) Earthquake Relief Fund. Mr. Thakrar was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of his contribution to Canada and fellow Canadians. |
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Appointed: June 2003
Re-appointed: June 2006
Term Expires: June 2009
Committees:
• Audit and Finance Committee
• Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair)
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Finance
• Investment Banking
• Banking
Education:
• B.Sc., Makerere University (Uganda)
• MBA, McGill University
• FICB, Institute of Canadian Bankers
• Directors Education Program, ICD Corporate Governance College |
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WENDELL S. WIGLE, Q.C.
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| Wendell S. Wigle is senior litigation counsel and, since 1968, a senior partner at Hughes, Amys LLP. A member of the Ontario Bar since 1957, he has appeared before all levels of trial and appellate courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1972 and was certified as a Specialist (Civil Litigation) by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1988. Mr. Wigle has served as President of the Advocates' Society and the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto. He is a also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the American College of Trial Lawyers. From 1982 to 1989, he was a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Wigle has served as chair, lecturer and panellist at various continuing legal education programs for the Law Society of Upper Canada and other groups. |
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Appointed: March 2003
Re-appointed: March 2006
Term Expires: March 2009
Committees:
• Adjudicative Committee
• Governance and Nominating Committee
Professional / Industry Experience:
• Legal
• Litigation / Adjudication
• Administrative Law
Education:
• BA, University of Western Ontario
• LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School |
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