Michelle Banik is an experienced board director and C-Suite executive with global experience spanning Canada, US, UK, and Asia.

As a director she embraces strong corporate governance principles, anchored in values, to contribute to decisions that enable growth and innovation, reflecting the needs of diverse groups of stakeholders.

As an accomplished senior executive, and a values-based leader Michelle has thrived in organizations at various stages of organic and inorganic growth. Enabled by a passion for building, she has played a key role in M&A efforts, advancing strategic business priorities, alongside people & culture agendas.

Michelle currently serves on the Human Resources and Audit Committees for Empire Company (TSX: EMP.A), the Audit, Governance & Fund Raising/ Donor Relations Committees at Western University and is the Chair of the HRCC for Canada’s largest child & youth serving charitable organization, BGC Canada.

Ms. Wendy Kei currently serves as Board Chair for both Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) and NFI Group Inc. (TSX: NFI). She is also the Chair of the Audit Committee for Centerra Gold Inc. (TSX:CG.TO & NYSE:CGAU).

Ms. Kei is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA, FCA), a Fellow from the Institute of Corporate Directors (F.ICD), ESG Designation (GCB.D) from Competent Boards and holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. Ms. Kei was honoured as BMO Celebrate Women on Boards 2022 Honouree, in 2020, was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and in 2016 was selected as a Diversity 50 2016 Candidate by the Canadian Board Diversity Council.

Andrew is a senior partner at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and a recognized expert on corporate governance, executive compensation and shareholder activism. He leads the Osler corporate governance practice, advising public, private, not-for-profit organizations and crown corporations on director responsibilities, disclosure, insurance and indemnification, stakeholder engagement, and other governance matters. He is an ICD.D member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and a Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel. He serves on the Greater Toronto Area Chapter Executive of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Advisory Board for CPA Canada’s annual Conference for Audit Committees. Previously, he served on the Risk Oversight and Governance Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and was a staff member of the Toronto Stock Exchange Report on Corporate Governance (Dey Committee).

A prolific writer, speaker and commentator on new developments, he has co-authored leading Canadian publications on stakeholder engagement and shareholder engagement released by CPA Canada in 2018 and 2012, respectively. He is also a co-author of the joint Osler and ICD publications Financial distress – The board’s role (2019) and The Board’s role in crisis management (2016).

Andrew launched Osler’s Diversity Disclosure Practices report in 2015. Published annually from 2015 to 2023, the Osler Diversity Disclosure Practices report is the preeminent publication on the diversity practices of senior leaders of Canadian public companies.