As the only program of its kind in Canada, Canadian Dealmakers attracts an impressive array of judges. A committee of preeminent business leaders evaluate to what extent each candidate meets or exceeds the awards' criteria.

The eminence of the Canadian Dealmakers program is largely due to the credibility of its judges. Here are the 2009 Canadian Dealmakers adjudication panel members:

Al Bellstedt 
Board Director, former General Counsel, TransCanada Corporation

Brent Belzberg
Senior Managing Partner, TorQuest Partners

Purdy Crawford
Counsel, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Former CEO and non-executive Chairman, Imasco Limited and CT Financial Services Inc.

Elena Cherney
Editor, Report on Business, The Globe and Mail

George F.J. Gosbee
President and CEO, G Capital Inc.

John McArthur
Dean Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Eileen Mercier
Chair, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Gregory J. Smith
President, Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)

Scott Thomson
Executive Vice President, Finance, and CFO, Talisman Energy Inc.

Frank Vettese
Global Managing Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte

 
Adjudication panel committee:

• Jean Cumming, Lexpert
• Charles Knight, Deloitte
• Mark Davidson, Thomson Reuters