Experience

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  Stewart Mckelvey

  • Atlantic Canada

  • Partner and Chair of Partnership Board

    • Aug 1985 - Present
    • Atlantic Canada

    Specializing in corporate governance and commercial liability matters including Directors and Officers disputes, Insurance and construction matters and dispute resolution. Served as Chairman of Stewart McKelvey's governing Partnership Board as well as a member of the firms Human Resources , Governance and Audit Committees. Served on Firms Compensation Committee. Highest Legal Peer Review ranking ( AV Preeminent) by Marindale-Hubbell; repeated recognition by LEXPERT, BEST LAWYERS and BENCHMARK CANADA and extensive experience in practice areas including Commercial and Class Action Litigation, Insurance, Products Liability, Construction Law, Media Law, Corporate Governance and Directors and Officers Liability. Advisor and presenter on ESG related matters. Fellow and Past President of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers ( CCCL) as well as a member of the College’s Executive Team and its Board of Governors and Co Editor of the CCCL Construction Law Journal.

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  Organigram Inc

  • Board Member

    • Feb 2020 - Present

    Serves as Board Member of Organigram Holdings Inc (OGI: TSX/ NASDAQ). Also serves as Chair of it’s Governance, Nomination and Sustainability Committee and as a member of its Human Resources and Compensation Committee. And also served as Lead Director during 2021.

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  WildBrain

  • Board Member

    • May 2014 - Present

    Serves on the WildBrain [TSX] Board of Directors , formerly DHX Media Ltd, and serves as Chair of its Corporate Governance, Nominations and Sustainability Committee as well as a member of its Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Also served as member of the DHX Board of Director's Special Strategic Review Committee appointed to explore strategies for enhancement of corporate and shareholder value.

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  Halifax Port Authority

  • Halifax, Canada Area

  • Chairman of the Board

    • Oct 2006 - Oct 2015
    • Halifax, Canada Area

    Served as Chair and a member of the Board of Directors of HPA, as well as on its various board committees including Governance, Human Resources and Audit Committee. As the largest seaport on the east coast of Canada, HPA's diversified operations generate 1.5 billion dollars in annual economic impact in the Atlantic Region.