FINALISTS
2026
2026 CGCA Finalists
BLG Stephen Sigurdson
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Jacqueline De Gagné | Bayer Inc.
Presented by:
Canadian General Counsel of the Year Award
Lisa Damiani | Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
Terrie-Lynne Devonish | Altus Group Limited
Isabelle Durand | iA Financial Group
Tim Hutzul | Canada Soccer
Sean Keating | New Gold Inc.
Hina Latif | Mercedes-Benz Canada
Jennifer Lee | Corus Entertainment Inc.
Tess Lofsky | Canada Development Investment Corporation
Presented by:
OpenText Innovation Award
Maryann Besharat | Intact Financial Corporation
Julien Brosseau | Nesto Inc.
Andrea Campbell | Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Elisabeth Demone | Symcor Inc.
Janie Dugas | Vantage Data Centers
Chad Hutchison | McCain Foods Limited
Presented by:
Blakes Judy L. Wilson Diversity Award
Natalie Brown | Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Rustam Juma | Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.
Arun Krishnamurti | Google
Presented by:
ESG Award
Chris Jackson | Peterson Group
OpenText Corporate Citizenship Team | OpenText
Business Excellence Award
Chuck Andary | Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
Chris Jackson | Peterson Group
Av Maharaj | The Kraft Heinz Company
Logan Willis | CPP Investments
Litigation Management Award
Patrick Bourbeau | La Presse
Curt Howard | Google
Omar Madhany | BDO Canada
Lorne O'Reilly, KC | Dow Chemical Canada
Corinne Pruzanski | Cadillac Fairview
Peter Wright | Glencore Canada Corporation
Presented by:
Mid-Market Excellence Award
Philip de L. Panet | Waratah Capital Advisors (Formerly at Lithium Royalty Corp)
Andrea Fellows | Amica Senior Lifestyles
Chris Jackson | Peterson Group
Ilan Mints | Downtown AutoGroup
Luke Pangman | Cordelio Power
Stephanie Provato | Toronto International Film Festival
Presented by:
Osler Purdy Crawford
Deal Making Award
Susan Anderson | Cenovus Energy Inc.
Jennifer Manning | British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
John Naccarato | Algoma Steel
Niamh Pollak | Clio
Matthew D. Turner | Guardian Capital Group Limited
Lyle Yuzdepski | MEG Energy Corporation (now Cenovus)
Presented by:
Sun Life Tomorrow’s Leader Award
Gabrielle Daoust | La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse)
Justin DeMerchant | Crosslinx Transit Solutions/AtkinsRéalis
Julia Dmitrijeva | Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Vanessa Gray | UAP Inc.
Allison Medjuck | lululemon Athletica Canada
Ronnie Ollo | Brookfield Asset Management
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