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Gillian Akai est vice-pr\u00e9sidente principale, avocate g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, responsable des Communications et secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9rale chez les Aliments Maple Leaf. \u00c0 ce titre, elle dirige une \u00e9quipe interfonctionnelle qui soutient l\u2019ex\u00e9cution du plan directeur strat\u00e9gique de l\u2019entreprise dans une perspective juridique, de gouvernance et des communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avant de se joindre aux Aliments Maple Leaf, Gillian occupait le poste de chef de l'administration, vice-pr\u00e9sidente \u00e0 la direction, avocate g\u00e9n\u00e9rale et secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9rale chez Postmedia Network Inc., o\u00f9 elle \u00e9tait responsable des Affaires juridiques, des Ressources humaines, des Communications et du Risque. Au cours de la quinzaine d\u2019ann\u00e9es pass\u00e9es chez Postmedia, elle a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le primordial dans l'\u00e9laboration de la strat\u00e9gie de l'entreprise, en guidant les \u00e9quipes de direction et les conseils d'administration dans le cadre d'op\u00e9rations majeures et en menant \u00e0 bien des initiatives de gouvernance et des programmes de transformation. Gillian a deux fois \u00e9t\u00e9 class\u00e9e finaliste dans le cadre des Canadian General Counsel Awards (Prix des conseillers juridiques du Canada) pour son travail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avant d\u2019entrer au service de Postmedia, Gillian \u00e9tait avocate chez Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (maintenant Dentons Canada LLP), o\u00f9 elle se concentrait sur les fusions et acquisitions priv\u00e9es, la technologie et la confidentialit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En plus de ses responsabilit\u00e9s \u00e0 la direction, Gillian est une ancienne pr\u00e9sidente du conseil d\u2019administration d\u2019Hydrocephalus Canada et elle si\u00e8ge actuellement au conseil d\u2019administration de l\u2019h\u00f4pital North York General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gillian est titulaire d\u2019un dipl\u00f4me du programme conjoint LL. B.\/MBA, Osgoode Hall Law School et Schulich School of Business (Universit\u00e9 York) et elle est membre du Barreau de l\u2019Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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