CIRI Announces 2026 Fellows, Award for Excellence Recipient and AGM Results

This year’s CIRI Fellows were honoured and the Award for Excellence in Investor Relations was presented during the Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 18, as part of CIRI’s 39^th Annual Investor Relations Conference in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec.

CIRI Names Five Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals as Fellows
The CIRI Fellowship Program recognizes leaders in the investor relations profession who, by their achievements, bring distinction to the profession and serve as role models for others. CIRI Fellows have made significant contributions to the advancement of the investor relations profession and to CIRI throughout their careers. Earning the designation of F.CIRI, the CIRI Fellow is the highest honour for investor relations professionals in Canada.

Congratulations to:
Lynette Gould, Vice President, Investor Relations, Eldorado Gold Corporation
Karen Keyes, Head of Investor Relations, Canadian Tire Corporation
Roy MacDonald, Group Vice President, Investor Relations, Loblaw Companies Limited, George Weston Limited
Curtis Pelletier, Director, Investor Relations, Graham Construction
Berk Sumen, CPIR, Managing Director, TSX and TSXV Company Services, Capital Formation, TMX Group

CIRI Award for Excellence in Investor Relations
CIRI gives the Award for Excellence in Investor Relations to honour individuals who have made an outstanding contribution, through their long history of leadership, to the investor relations profession and/or to CIRI. This year, CIRI is pleased to announce that Adam Borgatti, CPIR, has been chosen as the 38th recipient of the Award for Excellence in Investor Relations.

Congratulations to all of this year's award recipients for your commitment to CIRI and your dedication to elevating the investor relations profession.

CIRI Announces 2026 AGM Voting Results
CIRI is pleased to report that, at its Annual Meeting of members held on June 17, 2026, 15 nominees were elected as Directors, welcoming five new Directors: Brooke Hales, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, TD Bank Group; David Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, Blueridge Management Consulting; Omar Javed, Vice President, Investor Relations, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Claire Sung, Partner, Business Law, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, and Tom Tran, Associate Vice President, Investor Relations, Canadian Tire Corporation.

The Board looks forward to engaging with fellow members and continuing to deliver value through professional development events, resources, networking opportunities and issues education and advocacy.

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