Three finalists unveiled for Canada’s CFO of the Year™ Award

Toronto, March 7, 2018-- The three finalists for the Canada’s CFO of the Year™ Award were announced today. The award, now in its 16th year, honours senior financial leaders who have made significant contributions to business in Canada with demonstrated quality, insight and integrity.

The three finalists are:

Carol Banducci, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAMGOLD Corporation
Nathalie Bernier, Senior Vice President, Strategic and Business Planning and Chief Financial Officer of PSP Investments
Russ Jones, Chief Financial Officer of Shopify Inc.

The winner will be announced at Canada’s CFO of the Year ™ Award gala on May 17, at The Ritz Carlton in Toronto. Tickets can be purchased here.

Canada’s CFO of the Year™ Award is judged in context with various CFO functions, including: transparency of financial reporting, highest standards of corporate behaviour, nature of accounting practices, and a commitment to good corporate governance consistent with current standards and evolving guidelines. Candidates are also assessed on their vision and leadership, external reporting and stakeholder relations, social responsibility, innovation, business performance and mentoring/development.

Financial Executives International Canada (FEI Canada), PwC Canada, and Robert Half are all presenting sponsors of the Canada’s CFO of the Year™ Award. In addition to its presenting sponsors, it is also sponsored by, Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA Canada). The Globe and Mail is the program's media sponsor.

For more information, including information on award criteria and eligibility requirements, please visit www.cfoy.ca.

About Financial Executives International Canada (FEI Canada)

FEI Canada is the all-industry professional membership association for senior financial executives, many of whom represent Canada’s leading and most influential corporations. With eleven chapters across Canada, FEI Canada provides its members thought leadership, advocacy services and extensive professional development opportunities – including its executive education offering, the CFO Leadership Beyond Finance program presented in association with the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

Learn more at www.feicanada.org and follow us @FEICanada.

About PwC Canada

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. More than 6,500 partners and staff in offices across the country are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax, consulting and deals services. PwC Canada is a member of the PwC network of firms with more than 230,000 people in 157 countries. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com/ca.

PwC refers to the Canadian member firm, and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. Each member firm is a separate legal entity. Please see www.pwc.com/structure for further details.

About Robert Half

Founded in 1948, Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm with more than 300 staffing locations worldwide, and offers job search and management tools at roberthalf.ca. Insight into the latest hiring and salary trends can be found in the company’s newly released 2018 Salary Guides. For career and management advice, follow our blog at www.roberthalf.ca/blog and Robert Half on Twitter at @RobertHalf_CAN for additional workplace advice and hiring trends.

For further information, please contact:

For FEI Canada:
Michael Demone, 416.366.3007 ext 5103, mdemone@feicanada.org

For PwC:
Pierre Campeau, 416.687.8643, pierre.campeau@pwc.com

For Robert Half:
Natasha Ferraro, 416.350.2330 ext. 62160, natasha.ferraro@roberthalf.com

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