Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ’s Sharon Pel Wins Canadian General Counsel Award
June 18, 2013 (TORONTO) – Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ is proud to announce that Sharon Pel, Senior Vice President, Group Head of Legal and Business Affairs received the top award in the Deal Making category at the 2013 Canadian General Counsel Awards in Toronto last night for her role in the Maple transaction of 2012. The award recognizes innovation, overall complexity and management of internal and external teams in the context of a transaction.
Ms. Pel has been with Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ since 2003. Since that time, Ms. Pel has advised on all legal and regulatory issues that arise out of Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ's operations and business initiatives, including the creation of Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ in 2008 following the combination of Montréal Exchange Inc. and TSX Group Inc. Prior to joining Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ, Ms. Pel had been with Torys for 21 years, including the last 13 as a partner.
Tom Kloet, Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ CEO said "All of us here extend our congratulations to Sharon for winning this prestigious award. We are very pleased to see a valued member of our executive team recognized by her peers for her hard work and elite leadership throughout the successful completion of the Maple transaction."
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