Mr. Klohn was appointed Chair of the Financial and Consumer Services Commission on 1 January 2014. Prior to his appointment, he was a Senior Partner at Stewart McKelvey with a diverse national practice in securities law, regulated industries, corporate law and corporate finance. He has established a number of public companies within New Brunswick. Mr. Klohn acted as consultant to the Government of New Brunswick in providing recommendations for new securities legislation. His report, entitled “Responding to the Challenge of Borderless Markets: Recommendations for Reform of Securities Law in New Brunswick”, resulted in the establishment of the New Brunswick Securities Commission in 2004. Mr. Klohn is an Accredited Corporate Director (ICD.D) of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Rotman School of Management (2011). In 2013 he was profiled in the Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in Canada in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Klohn represented New Brunswick as a member of the advisory committee to the Canadian Securities Transition Office responsible for reviewing proposals for federal regulation of securities in Canada. In July 2016, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Capital Markets Authority Implementation Organization (CMAIO), the interim body established to assist in the transition and implementation of the Capital Markets Regulatory Authority (CMRA). The CMRA is an initiative of the governments of British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Canada intended to better protect investors, enhance Canada’s financial services sector, support efficient capital markets and strengthen the management of systemic risk. Mr. Klohn has recused himself from securities regulatory matters involving FCNB during his term on the CMAIO\CMRA board. He is a former member of the Council for the NB Branch of the Canadian Bar Association and is active in community affairs.
Appointed: 1 January 2014
Term Expires: 31 December 2019
Professional and industry experience: • Securities law • Corporate law • Franchise law • Pension law Education: • BBA, University of New Brunswick • LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Mr. Baker is a Chartered Accountant who has worked in public practice for over fifty years. He has served as manager of audit services and been a partner with KPMG. In more recent years he established an accounting practice focused on the needs of emerging New Brunswick entrepreneurs and businesses. He has specific knowledge of current corporate governance, risk and compliance practices. He has an interest in Business Valuations having graduated from the course of studies of the Chartered Business Valuators in 1976. Mr. Baker was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship by the Moncton West / Riverview Rotary Club in recognition of his contributions as a volunteer on three occasions. He has served as a Director, Treasurer or President of a number of non-profit organizations including his church, the Rotary Club, Moncton Youth Residences Inc., Moncton Head Start Inc., the Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission, the Moncton Midland Junior Hockey Club, the Atlantic School of Accountancy, the New Brunswick Chartered Professional Accountants Association and the Canadian Chartered Professional Accountants Association.
Mr. Gagnon is the President of Consultation Gagnon Strategix Consulting Inc. He has a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation as well as a major in accounting. He has worked as an auditor and has served for many years as Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Campbellton. He has worked in the resources sector and in the private, public and not-for profit sectors as a project management consultant.
Mr. Gagnon has volunteered extensively and has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Université de Moncton and chaired its Audit Committee; he is also an ex officio member of the board of directors of the Port of Dalhousie; and member of the Board of Directors for the Project Management Institute of New Brunswick. Mr. Gagnon is an accredited corporate director (ICD.D) of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Rotman School of Management (2015).
Mr. Purvis is the Senior Partner at Purvis Law. He has practiced law for over 40 years and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1997. He served as solicitor for the Town of Woodstock, and for the Carleton Memorial Hospital, as a member and chair of the Board of Trustees for School District #23 and is an active member of his church. Mr. Purvis has been active in the Law Society of New Brunswick as a founding member of the Carleton‐Southern Victoria Barristers’ Society and as a past Council Member of the Law Society Governing Council. He is currently a Law Society Review Officer conducting peer reviews of lawyer’s accounts and previously sat as a representative on the Law Society Legal Assistance Program. Mr. Purvis’ practice focuses on commercial law, estate work and complex family financial litigation. He serves as corporate counsel to several larger businesses in the Woodstock area. Mr. Purvis has completed the Rotman School of Management Board Human Resources Committee Program.
Ms. Robert has retired from her post as Executive Director of the Community Business Development Corporation of the Acadian Peninsula. Prior to that she was Assistant Manager at two branches of the National Bank of Canada, responsible for both individual and commercial banking. Ms. Robert currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Université de Moncton. She has served on the board of several business development and financial organizations and on the Georges Dumont Hospital Foundation. Ms. Robert is a former member of the New Brunswick Securities Commission and its Audit Committee. She served for three years as a member of the board of directors of the New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation and served for three years as the public representative on the board of the Law Society of New Brunswick.
Mr. Wennberg practised law with Stewart McKelvey or its predecessor firm for thirty years. He served as the firm’s Corporate-Commercial Practice Manager, Managing Partner and was on the firm’s Atlantic Canada Partnership Board. Mr. Wennberg has been active in the Law Society as a lecturer, Chair of its Articling Committee and as a Provincial Reviewing Officer. He is the past Chair of the Heritage Preservation Review Board for the Town of Rothesay. Among his many cultural involvements, he was past President and CEO of the Imperial Theatre, past President and current board member of the Imperial Theatre Foundation, past board member of Saint John 225 and Sculpture Saint John, past Chair and current board member of Saint John Community Arts Board and current board member of Symphony New Brunswick and ArtsLink NB. In 2012 Mr. Wennberg was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Mr. Dunlap owns and operates an automotive rental and sales business and motel in St. Stephen. He also founded three financial services agencies. Mr. Dunlap previously served as a board member and Vice Chair of Service New Brunswick, and as Chair of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Licensing Board. He has also served as Chair or President of a number of non-profit organizations including the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club, the St. George Minor Baseball Association, and the Fundy Transition House (St. Stephen).
Ms. Verret-Morin holds over 35 years of experience in general accounting, bookkeeping, and strategic planning. She is currently the Chair of Les services CompForm plus Inc., in Edmundston. As a Director and an Officer, she applies her widespread knowledge of corporate governance, including the development of business plans and strategic priorities for small and medium entreprises. Over the years, Ms. Verret-Morin has served as chief accountant for Le Madawaska Ltée, Québécor Inc., and the New Brunswick Housing Corporation. In a managerial capacity, Ms. Verret-Morin led the Management Services Department at the Edmundston branch of the Business Development Bank of Canada. Ms. Verret-Morin has also devoted numerous hours towards various non-profit organizations, namely the Réseau échange femmes en affaires du Madawaska (RÉFAM), the Edmundston Chamber of Commerce, and the Club Richelieu “Les Ambassadrices”.
