(OTTAWA) – June 18, 2009 – Export Development Canada (EDC) today announced three new members of its Advisory Council on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a key component of its commitment to environmental and social responsibility.
“I am pleased to welcome these talented individuals to our team,” said Eric Siegel, President and CEO of EDC. “Their invaluable expertise in community investment, microfinance as well as environmental and human rights issues will be critical to the evolution of EDC's CSR practices.”
The new members include Deanna Rosenswig, former president and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation; Jean-Louis Roy, former president of Rights and Democracy; and Hargurdeep Saini, Dean of the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo.
Created in 2001, the Advisory Council on CSR helps executive management consider evolving trends, practices and emerging issues, and is a core component of EDC's stakeholder engagement strategy. Its membership, now standing at nine, includes accomplished Canadians of diverse backgrounds from the private sector, academia and civil society.
“I look forward to working with all the members of the Advisory Council to incorporate their unique perspectives to ensure EDC continues to be a catalyst for positive social and environmental responsibility,” said Mr. Siegel.
EDC is Canada's export credit agency, offering innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. EDC's knowledge and partnerships are used by more than 8,300 Canadian companies and their global customers in up to 200 markets worldwide each year. EDC is financially self-sustaining, a recognized leader in financial reporting and economic analysis, and has been recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for eight consecutive years.
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Biographies of Ms. Rosenswig, Mr. Roy and Dr. Saini are attached.
Media contact:
Phil Taylor
Public Affairs, Export Development Canada
(613) 598-2904
ptaylor@edc.ca
Deanna Rosenswig , a Partner of Vantage Concepts, is a board director of Empire Life and The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company. She was the Founding President of The MasterCard Foundation an Executive Vice President, Bank of Montreal and co-authored the bestseller Dreams Have No Expiry Date. A former board member of Women's World Banking, she is an advocate for microfinance institutions to help low income people become economically self-sustaining.
Jean-Louis Roy , president of Partenariat International and visiting scholar at the Université de Montréal, is the former president and CEO of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights and Democracy). He serves on several boards of directors, including the Centre de la francophonie des Amériques, CRC Sogema, la Fondation des parlementaires québecois and the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations.
Hargurdeep (Deep) Saini is the Dean of the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo. An experienced administrator and accomplished leader, he has an impressive record of scholarly achievement, and is known for his keen appreciation of contemporary environmental issues, from climate change to urban sprawl to sustainability.
