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'''Annette Verschuren''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} is a [[Canada|Canadian]] business person. She was the President of [[The Home Depot]] Canada and Asia<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/article/920735--face-of-home-depot-canada-is-changing|title=Face of Home Depot Canada is changing|date=January 12, 2011|author=Dana Flavelle|work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> and is currently the Chair & CEO of NRStor Inc.<ref>https://enercom.eda-on.ca/imis15/ENERCOM/Speakers/Speakers/Coming_Soon_/ENERCOM/Annette_Verschuren.aspx?hkey=b39de272-aa73-4e9b-a9f7-edccafac6f2b</ref> |
'''Annette Verschuren''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} is a [[Canada|Canadian]] business person. She was the President of [[The Home Depot]] Canada and Asia<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/article/920735--face-of-home-depot-canada-is-changing|title=Face of Home Depot Canada is changing|date=January 12, 2011|author=Dana Flavelle|work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> and is currently the Chair & CEO of NRStor Inc.<ref>https://enercom.eda-on.ca/imis15/ENERCOM/Speakers/Speakers/Coming_Soon_/ENERCOM/Annette_Verschuren.aspx?hkey=b39de272-aa73-4e9b-a9f7-edccafac6f2b</ref> |
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Verschuren is currently the Chair of the Clean Energy Task Force for Ontario. She also serves as the Chancellor of Cape Breton University, and chairs fundraising efforts for the university's Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment ([http://verschurencentre.ca VCSEE]). Her current board memberships include [[Air Canada]], [[Liberty Mutual]], The [[Centre for Addiction and Mental Health]] Foundation, [[Saputo Inc.]]<ref>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/saputo-announces-election-directors-193619987.html</ref> and the [[Conference Board of Canada]].<ref>http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/siteshared/stakeholder_summit-speaker_bios.asp?sid |
Verschuren is currently the Chair of the Clean Energy Task Force for Ontario. She also serves as the Chancellor of Cape Breton University, and chairs fundraising efforts for the university's Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment ([http://verschurencentre.ca VCSEE]). Her current board memberships include [[Air Canada]], [[Liberty Mutual]], The [[Centre for Addiction and Mental Health]] Foundation, [[Saputo Inc.]]<ref>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/saputo-announces-election-directors-193619987.html</ref> and the [[Conference Board of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/siteshared/stakeholder_summit-speaker_bios.asp?sid%3Dbi#AV |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-03-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019004449/http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/siteshared/stakeholder_summit-speaker_bios.asp?sid=bi |archivedate=2014-10-19 |df= }}</ref> |
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A native of [[North Sydney, Nova Scotia|North Sydney]], [[Nova Scotia]], she received a Bachelor of Business Administration from [[St. Francis Xavier University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Annette Verschuren President - The Home Depot Canada and Asia|url=http://www.cerclecanadien-montreal.ca/en/speakers/annette-verschuren|work=[[Canadian Club]]}}</ref> Verschuren was appointed chancellor of [[Cape Breton University]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2011-01-13/article-2113658/Verschuren-leaving-Home-Depot-Canada/1|title=Verschuren leaving Home Depot Canada|work=[[Cape Breton Post]]}}</ref> |
A native of [[North Sydney, Nova Scotia|North Sydney]], [[Nova Scotia]], she received a Bachelor of Business Administration from [[St. Francis Xavier University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Annette Verschuren President - The Home Depot Canada and Asia|url=http://www.cerclecanadien-montreal.ca/en/speakers/annette-verschuren|work=[[Canadian Club]]}}</ref> Verschuren was appointed chancellor of [[Cape Breton University]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2011-01-13/article-2113658/Verschuren-leaving-Home-Depot-Canada/1|title=Verschuren leaving Home Depot Canada|work=[[Cape Breton Post]]}}</ref> |
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Annette Verschuren | |
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| Born | North Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Chair & CEO of NRStor Inc. |
| Known for | President of The Home Depot Canada and Asia |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
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Annette Verschuren, OC is a Canadian business person. She was the President of The Home Depot Canada and Asia[1] and is currently the Chair & CEO of NRStor Inc.[2]
Verschuren is currently the Chair of the Clean Energy Task Force for Ontario. She also serves as the Chancellor of Cape Breton University, and chairs fundraising efforts for the university's Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment (VCSEE). Her current board memberships include Air Canada, Liberty Mutual, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation, Saputo Inc.[3] and the Conference Board of Canada.[4]
A native of North Sydney, Nova Scotia, she received a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Francis Xavier University.[5] Verschuren was appointed chancellor of Cape Breton University in 2004.[6]
She has previously served as the vice chair of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives,[7] as a member of the North American Competitiveness Council and a member of the Economic Advisory Council, a group of 11 Canadian business leaders charged with advising the Government of Canada on the 2008 global economic crisis.[8]
In 2011, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for her contributions to Canada’s retail industry and as a champion of corporate social responsibility."[9]
References
- ^ Dana Flavelle (January 12, 2011). "Face of Home Depot Canada is changing". Toronto Star.
- ^ https://enercom.eda-on.ca/imis15/ENERCOM/Speakers/Speakers/Coming_Soon_/ENERCOM/Annette_Verschuren.aspx?hkey=b39de272-aa73-4e9b-a9f7-edccafac6f2b
- ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/saputo-announces-election-directors-193619987.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Annette Verschuren President - The Home Depot Canada and Asia". Canadian Club.
- ^ "Verschuren leaving Home Depot Canada". Cape Breton Post.
- ^ http://www.ceocouncil.ca/pacific/speakers/annette-verschuren
- ^ "Biography – Annette Verschuren, President, The Home Depot Canada" (PDF). The Globe and Mail. Toronto.
- ^ "Appointments to the Order of Canada". June 30, 2011.