IO Executive Recognized for Business Leadership

Marni Dicker (CNW Group/Infrastructure Ontario)

Marni Dicker Receives 2017 Canadian General Counsel Award

TORONTO, June 19, 2017 /CNW/ - Marni Dicker, Infrastructure Ontario's Chief Commercial Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, was honoured with the prestigious Business Achievement award Thursday at the 2017 Canadian General Counsel Awards gala in Toronto.

The Business Achievement award is given annually to a practicing lawyer who has successfully demonstrated leadership as a senior business executive.

Ms. Dicker is responsible for all of Infrastructure Ontario's transaction structuring, and leads the Legal Services, Procurement, Transaction Finance, Commercial Projects, Business Strategy and Communications teams.

Notable past recipients of the award include Calin Rovinescu (Air Canada) and Michael Medline (Canadian Tire).

Background Information

• Infrastructure Ontario (IO) is a Crown agency owned by the Province of Ontario. It provides a wide range of services to support the Ontario government's initiatives to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and real estate.
• Ms. Dicker's team works with all IO business units to deliver the complex projects handled by IO, whether civil projects like transit, transportation or bridges, or social projects, such as hospitals and colleges.

Additional Resources

• Marni Dicker bio
• About Infrastructure Ontario
• The Canadian General Counsel Awards

Quotes

"I'm incredibly honoured to have been considered for this award. The transition from in-house counsel to business executive is both challenging and gratifying. Legal training provides a great foundation. I am thrilled to be recognized for both my legal and business achievements."
– Marni Dicker, Chief Commercial Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

 "Marni is a valuable member of our executive leadership team. The Board of Directors relies on her legal and business expertise to ensure that IO's work continues to be an industry success story." 
– Linda Robinson, Chair, IO Board of Directors

"Marni plays a critical leadership role on all of our commercial decisions.  Marni's business experience is a real advantage to how Infrastructure Ontario protects the public interest."
– Ehren Cory, IO President and CEO

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SOURCE Infrastructure Ontario

Lee Greenberg, Infrastructure Ontario, 416-326-9357