Brian M. Levitt became the Chairman of the Board on January 1,
2011. Recognized as one of the leading corporate governance and
M&A advisors in Canada, Brian serves as Counsel at Osler,
Hoskin, & Harcourt LLP, and practices at the firm’s
Montreal office. Brian first joined Osler’s Toronto
office in 1976 and became a partner in 1979. In 1991, Brian became
President and was subsequently named CEO of Imasco Limited, which
was the parent of the Canada Trust group of companies. Imasco was
sold in 2000 and Brian returned to Osler in 2001. A director on TD’s board since December 2008, Brian
has served as a director of numerous public companies over the past
20 years. Brian is currently a director of Domtar Corporation, Bell
Canada and BCE Inc., and served as Board Chair of Domtar until its
merger with Weyerhauser’s white paper business in
2007. Brian holds a law degree from the University of Toronto, where
he also completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil
Engineering. An active participant in community organizations and public
life, Brian currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of
the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Vice-Chair of the Board of the
C.D. Howe Institute. In 2007, Brian was appointed to the
five-person Competition Policy Review Panel created by the
Government of Canada to review key elements of Canada's competition
and foreign direct investment policies. |