Michele McCarthy
Michele McCarthy’s 30 year track record as a CEO and C-suite executive with international experience as well as her 25 year’s experience on public boards and government boards attest to her extensive qualifications and capabilities to serve on a public board including on the Audit/Risk, Governance or Nominating Committees.
Ms. Michele McCarthy is the President of McCarthy Law Professional Corporation and the CEO of Independent Review Inc. She is an experienced corporate director with significant experience in banking, corporate restructuring and regulatory compliance. Ms. McCarthy is the Chair of the Audit/Risk Committee of Osisko Development Inc. and a director of Russell Investments Corporate Class Inc. and of Bitcoin Well Inc.
Michele was the Chair of the Boards of Sandy Lake Gold Inc., Big 8 Split Inc. TD Split Inc. and 5 Banc Split Inc. She also served as a director and member of the Audit Committee and Risk Management Committees at Equity Financial Holdings Inc. Ms. McCarthy was the former Chair of the Toronto Port Authority and member of the Small Business Advisory Committee of the Ontario Securities Commission.
From 1997 to 2002 she was the Chief Legal Officer, Director Compliance and Corporate Secretary for Deutsche Bank Canada and Deutsche Bank Securities and created its Schedule III bank branch (1997-2002) and consulted on the reorganization of UBS Bank (Canada) and the establishment of UBS AG Canada Branch.
From 2007 to 2011, she was the Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, Chief Privacy Officer, Ombudsman and Head of Compliance for GMAC Residential Funding of Canada, ResMor Trust and Ally Bank in Canada.
Michele has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, recognizes her as a qualified corporate board candidate for a public or private board.