Gail Cook-Bennett

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Gail Cook-Bennett is a Canadian economist and corporate advisor. She has served on the Boards of Manulife Financial. [1] and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. [2] She is a Member of the Order of Canada [3] and has been recognized as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100. [4]

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Early life and education

Cook-Bennett was born in Ottawa and graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in economics in 1962 and an Masters of Economics in1965. She obtained her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan in 1968. [4] She holds honorary degrees from Carleton University and York University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors. [5] of Corporate Directors [6]

Career

Upon receiving her doctorate from the University of Michigan she began teaching at the University of Toronto (1968–74). She later served as Executive Vice President of the C.D. Howe Institute in Montreal (1974–78) and as Vice Chair of Bennecon Ltd., Management Consultants (1982-1998). In 1998 she became the founding Chair of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) where she served for 10 years. She was then appointed Chair of Manulife Financial from 2008 to 2013. [7] [8] Since 2014 she has served as chair for the Institute of Corporate Directors.

In addition to her work in the private sector, she has served on several Crown, professional and not-for-profit boards. While a member of the Board of the Bank of Canada, she chaired the Special Committee of the Board charged with appointing both its Governor and Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. She has chaired the General Services Sectoral Advisory Group to the Minister of International Trade and was a member of The Advisory Committee on Financing (providing advice to the Federal Minister of Finance) and served on the Canadian delegation to the Trilateral Commission. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "It's a tough road to the top". Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. ↑ Employment and Social Development Canada (2010-08-31). "Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony". gcnws. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. 1 2 "Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100". Financial Post. Archived from the original on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Gail Cook-Bennett". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  6. ↑ "Gail C.A. Cook-Bennett, Board Dir., Manulife Financial Corp". www.walkersresearch.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  7. ↑ "Manulife's chairwoman to retire". Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  8. ↑ "Proxy Circular". www.sec.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  9. ↑ Skalin, Alicia. "Profile: Gail Cook-Bennett, Chair of the Board – Women of Influence". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
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