North Shore resident Paul Hamilton was elected board chair of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation at the foundation's AGM last month.
Five new directors also joined the board: Liz Dickson (Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary), Dr. Nazim Mahmoudi (Lions Gate Hospital Internal Medicine), Stephen Murphy (senior vice-president, Pacific Business Banking, TD) Mike Nader (COO, VCH-Coastal) and Fred Yada (partner, Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte LLP).
Hamilton is vice-president of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. A graduate of Simon Fraser University, he is also a chartered accountant, certified investment manager, fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute and portfolio manager. Hamilton has been a member of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation board for 10 years and is a former chair of the foundation's investment committee, finance committee and treasurer. As former chair of the art committee, he helped launch the art program at the hospital. He is married with two children and lives in West Vancouver.
Joining Hamilton on the foundation's executive are: Clark Quintin (past chair); Pierre Lebel (Imperial Metals), co-vice chair; Michael O'Callaghan (Korn/Ferry International), co-vice chair; Lorraine Rinfret (CA), treasurer and Mark Hannah (Avison Young Commercial Real Estate), secretary.
Returning directors include: Chris Carter (ScotiaMcLeod), Sandra Enticknap (Miller Thomson, LLP), Coryn Hemsley, Barbara Inglis, Gabrielle Loren (Loren, Nancke Company CGA's), Maria Morellato (Mandell Pinder Barristers Solicitors), Taleeb Noormohamed (founder and CEO of Impasto) and Fred Wright (Capital West Partners).
