2010 Highlights

Henryk Krajewski, Ph.D.

Vice President & National Practice Leader, Talent Management Right Management

As Vice President and National Practice Leader for Tal- ent Management in Canada, Henryk is responsible for the strategic direction of the Talent Management group, intellectual property development, branding, and the creation of client centric, innovative workforce solutions. Over the last 15 years, Henryk has served as a trusted business advisor and executive coach to some of the most well known leaders and com- panies in Canada, help- ing his clients understand how to increase value through focus on intangible assets like brand, culture, leadership and strategy. Prior to joining Right Management in 2007, Henryk held progressive leadership positions at several international consulting firms. In addition to his rich con- sulting background, Henryk honed his business acumen as an entrepreneur, founding an online fitness and wellness business during the dot-com boom that pre-dated many of the current industry stars.

To compliment his practical experience, Henryk is still actively involved in academic research, continuing to publish peer-reviewed articles on how to best predict
leadership potential and performance. Most recently he has articles published in Leadership Quarterly, the Journal of business Psychology, and the Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology. He is also frequently interviewed for his perspective on talent and business alignment by many popular media outlets including the National Post and the Globe and Mail. Henryk is a sought-after speaker and has been invited to present at many national and provincial business conferences.

Henryk holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology awarded by the University of Western Ontario.

Jeff Quipp

Founder & Cheif Executive Officer, Search Engine People Inc.

Jeff Quipp is the founder and CEO of Search Engine People Inc. (SEP), Canada’s largest search and social media marketing firm. SEP has been the recipient of Profit Magazine’s 100 fastest Growing Companies in Canada awards in both 2009 and 2010; a feat he claims is the result of practicing the key tenets of social media marketing. Jeff is an online marketing strategist, and leads a team of experts responsible for the incredibly successful search and social media marketing strategies and campaigns of many of the who’s who of Canadian business.

Jeff is a frequent speaker at various Internet marketing conferences worldwide, and is widely recognized as one of the pre-eminent authorities on search and social media marketing. He has an MBA and an undergraduate degree in economics, is a candidate for Ernst and young’s Entrepreneur of the year Award for 2010, and was named one of the 20 Most Influential Marketers of 2009 by Invesp.net.

Meg Soper

Professional Speaker

Professional speaker and comedienne Meg Soper is recognized as one of the premiere motivators in Canada. With her unique perspective on life, she capti- vates her audiences and leaves them feeling enlightened and entertained. Meg has appeared as a feature performer at universities, conventions and corporate functions across North America. Meg has shared the stage with such celebrities as Ray Romano and Ellen Degeneres. She has appeared on the CBC Television Network, Women’s Television Network and Prime TV, as well as being featured in many radio programs and comedy festivals. She is co-author of the book Expert Women Who Speak …Speak Out. As a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room, she understands all too well the demands of a challenging career. Meg has a tremendous ability to connect with her audience and leave them laughing while they ponder her tips on dealing with stress in everyday life.

Eugene Bomba

Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance Group Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP

Eugene is a senior manager in the TICE Industry Group for the Audit and Assurance Group of PwC working in the To- ronto Royal Trust Office. Since first joining the firm in 2003, Eugene has gained extensive experience both working at PwC and from working in industry.

After leaving PwC’s Audit practice in March 2006, Eugene worked in PwC’s Deals practice, providing financial due diligence and transactions services, and worked as the CFO of Healthscreen Solutions Inc. – an emerging software company that trades on the TSX-V – where he was directly involved in completing two rounds of financing, three acquisitions, and establishing a financial close reporting process, growing the finance department from one person to nine people, and overseeing two separate accounting system conversions.

In October 2008, Eugene rejoined PwC’s Audit and Assurance Group and now specializes in PwC’s Emerging Company Services practice, which focuses on early stage/ emerging technology companies. Working with both publicly traded and privately listed clients, Eugene’s main focus is to help companies at all stages of growth and in various industries by leveraging his experience in start-up to high-growth environments, acquisitions, financings, and accounting for revenue recognition and unique transactions.

Eugene is also part of PwC’s Expert Access series where he delivers presentations to members of emerging technology companies on a variety of topics, including revenue recognition, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and internal controls.

Petra Kuester

Chief Financial Officer, Db Schenker of Canada

Petra Kuester is the CFO of Db Schenker of Canada, a subsidiary of the Transport and Logistics Division of Deutsche bahn. Db Schenker is one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics services with 91,000 employees worldwide and 1,700 in Canada. In her capacity as CFO, Petra is responsible for finance & accounting, controlling, credit & collections, risk management and compliance. Under her leadership, the financial integration of BAX Global (Canada) Ltd. was successfully completed, the credit management function has been enhanced, andcorporate controlling has been optimized. Petra is ac- countable for the company’s financial integrity and performance whilst ensuring the adherence to and compliance with policies and guidelines.

Petra held previous roles at the company’s head office in Essen, Germany. She managed the finance team for five years and worked as controller for the Region North (Scandinavia, UK) for two years.

Before joining Schenker, Petra worked in the treasury department of E.ON, a power and gas company based in Duesseldorf, Germany, from
1995 to 1999. Petra holds a bachelor of Science degree in business Stud- ies from City University business School, London, U.K.

Troy Moffatt

Senior Vice President, Global Credit & Collection Inc.

Troy Moffatt is Senior Vice-President, Collections. He is accountable for building strategic plans, financial targets, strengthening linkages between Global sites and business plans to help Global Credit & Collection Inc. meet its growing targets and achieve its vision of being the collection agency that defines great performance and great customer experience.

Mr. Moffatt joined Global Credit & Collection in August 2006. Mr. Moffatt has been in the collection industry since 1991, servicing in various areas of the industry, including retail collections, banking and finance, government collections, commercial, legal, and sales.

Mr. Moffatt has experience overseeing portfolio strategy for some of North America’s largest credit lenders in the financial, government, utility and retail sectors including Citicorp, Bank of America, American Express, Discover, Bank One, Capital One, CIBC, BMO, Scotiabank, Royal bank, TD Bank, Rogers, Bell Canada and government student loan.

Mr. Moffatt has developed a reputation of building high performance teams which has delivered outstanding competitive results. Rigorous reinvention of collection strategy combined with precise execution and highly focused “best in class” training has been at the center of his ability to exceed client expectations. Troy is a current member of the ACA (American Collectors Association) and is involved with a variety of charitable organizations namely The Lymphoma foundation of Canada and the Cancer Society foundation.

Alan Flint

Vice President, Membership Marketing and Service Canadian Marketing Association

Alan flint has worked for several large companies, major agencies in several countries and started three consultancy small businesses. His experience covers work in strategic intelligence, marketing communications strategy and planning, outsource management of suppliers and programs for work group management and development. Alan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Windsor and a Master of Science (Advertising) degree from the University of Illinois. He has held senior management positions in both financial (Canada Trust) and technology companies (Bell Mobility/Bell Canada) and major account management responsibility in several multi national advertising agency and promotional houses. He has been involved with the Cube Wars in the UK (Oxo and bovril) and the Cola Wars in Canada (Pepsi and Coke). Alan’s work on brands such as General food’s coffee, Kodak, bell Canada, bell Mobility, yale fork Life Trucks, Nortel, Canada Trust and Goodyear has given him a wide view of marketing.

He has taught marketing for CMA & ICA and instructed at Seneca College in Toronto. His current work in membership marketing for the CMA brings him in contact with companies of all sizes wishing to grow.

Hugh MacDonald

International Speaker, Facilitator, Workshop Leader & Founder HR MacDonald Training and Development, Inc.

Hugh MacDonald is an expert in workplace relationship management. In 2001, as VP, Strategic Alliance Management for CIBC, he implemented and managed a pioneering $300 million dollar HR BPO arrangement. for his leadership in the field of outsourcing governance processes, e-HR and employee self-service systems and processes he was recognized by the US editors of HRO Today as one of the global HR ‘superstars’ for four consecutive years. His work has been the subject of three MBA case studies and has been cited in over a hundred academic and business articles. Hugh has presented widely in North America and Europe and has spoken at public and private conferences on every continent except Antarctica. Subsequently, as the head of global HR Operations and Knowledge Manage- ment, he developed award winning eLearning and executive development programs.

He left CIBC in 2007 to manage his own company, based in Toronto, and now works with groups interested in developing or improving their ability to work together. He is also a part-time instructor in the Management Department at UTSC. Hugh has an MA in conflict management from Royal Roads University and is the author of the book The Arts of Influence: Soft Power and Distant Relationships.