Roxanne R. Fairweather

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Roxanne R. Fairweather
Born
Saint John, New Brunswick
EducationB.A., University of Toronto
Known forco-CEO of Innovatia

Roxanne R. Fairweather CM ONB is a Canadian businesswoman. She is the co-CEO of Innovatia.

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Early life and education

Fairweather was born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick as one of seven children. [1] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto. [2]

Career

In 2001, Fairweather was appointed the chief operating officer of Innovatia after serving as president of Aliant Wireless. [2] In 2009, Fairweather and David Grebenc assumed full ownership of Innovatia from Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund. [3] Simultaneously, she served as the board chair of FacilicorpNB Ltd. from 2009 to 2013, which worked alongside the New Brunswick government. [2] In her final year with FacilicorpNB, Fairweather's Innovatia hired nearly an entire IT class from the New Brunswick Community College. [4] She also sat as the chair of the University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors from 2010 until 2012. [5]

In 2014, Fairweather was the recipient of the Order of New Brunswick for her contributions to the business landscape in New Brunswick [6] and named one of the Top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Business magazine. [7] She also collaborated with Achieve Literacy Greater Saint John to raised local children's reading levels [8] and was inducted into the New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame. [9] The following year, she was appointed Chair of Opportunities NB to support and increase job creation and economic growth in the province. [10]

In 2017, Fairweather was named co-chair of Women For 50%, an organization whose goals are to increase female participation in elections. [11] She was subsequently the recipient of the 2018 New Brunswick Humanitarian Award for her advocacy work in early childhood literacy, anti-poverty and gender parity. [12] In the following year, Fairweather was named a Member of the Order of Canada for "her commitment to advancing research and innovation and for creating new and sustainable economic opportunities in Atlantic Canada." [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Roxanne Fairweather Succeeding in the world of business" (PDF). gnb.ca. March 2010. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Faculty of Business advisory board". unb.ca. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bell Aliant announces new ownership for Innovatia". newswire.ca. October 8, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Innovatia hires almost entire college IT class". cbc.ca. June 10, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fairweather and McCain appointed to new position on UNBs Board of Governors". unb.ca. July 29, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2014 Order of New Brunswick recipients". gnb.ca. 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2014 Top 50 CEO Award Winners". atlanticbusinessmagazine.net. 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ "100 literacy volunteers wanted in Saint John". cbc.ca. April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Journal of Assembly" (PDF). gnb.ca. December 3, 2014. p. 13. Retrieved March 18, 2020. Business leaders Dwight Fraser, Roxanne Fairweather and Robert Irving were named to the New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame this year
  10. ↑ "Opportunities NB open for business". gnb.ca. April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  11. ↑ Cromwell, Andrew (January 11, 2017). "NB group Women For 50% pushes for gender equality in government". globalnews.ca. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  12. ↑ "UNBers to Receive Two New Brunswick Humanitarian Awards". fred-e-scene.com. November 14, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  13. ↑ "UNBers to receive the Order of Canada". unb.ca. January 8, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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