Toronto, ON, Canada - May 28, 2014, Toronto, ON, Canada - Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., a financial company, announced that Peter Brown has resigned as a director and officer of the company.
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After attending the University of British Columbia, Mr. Brown entered the investment business with Greenshields Inc. in 1962. Today he remains Founder and Honorary Chairman of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., which he founded in 1968.
Mr. Brown is currently serving as Chairman of the Board for the Fraser Institute and Vice-Chairman of the Investment Industry Association of Canada. He is British Columbia’s representative on the Advisory Committee to the Canadian Securities Transition Office to lead the transition to a single Canadian securities regulator. He is a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Federal Minister of Finance.
Recently, the Business Council of British Columbia appointed Mr. Brown to their Board of Governors. He is the Chair of the Vancouver Police Foundation and Honorary Chairman of the fund drive for the Emily Carr University of Art & Design.
Mr. Brown has served on the boards of numerous private sector and Crown corporations over the years. He served as a federally appointed Lead Director and member of the Finance Committee for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic & Paralympics Games, which successfully brought the Vancouver 2010 Olympics to Canada.
Formerly, Mr. Brown was a director of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project Limited & Pavilion Corp (both Crown corporations). Among his attainments, he was the past Chairman of the University of British Columbia, the Vancouver Stock Exchange, BC Place Corporation and BC Enterprise Corporation (both Crown corporations). He was also the Vice Chairman of Expo 86 Corporation.
Mr. Brown is a recipient of the BC Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year award, the BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines Financier Award and the Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2001. In 2002 he received the Distinguished Service Award by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.
In January 2003, Mr. Brown received a Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. In June 2003, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia. The Brotherhood Inter-Faith Society recognized Peter Brown as their Person of the Year in February 2004.
In the spring of 2005, Mr. Brown received an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) from the University of British Columbia. In 2007, he received the Distinguished Graduate Award from St. George’s School and the Ted Ticknor Award for Exceptional Contribution from Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver.
In 2009, Mr. Brown received the Fraser Institute’s T. Patrick Boyle Founder’s Award. In 2010, he was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame recognizing his entrepreneurial spirit and contribution to Canada’s mining industry. He also became an Honorary Member of the Vancouver Police Pipe Band in 2009 and received the first ever civilian commendation from the Vancouver City Police. Ernst & Young recognized him with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 and in May 2011 he was inducted into the Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame. ■