Media Advisory - Institute of Corporate Directors to inaugurate 2010 ICD
Fellows at the largest national gathering of board directors and senior
business leaders

The 13th Annual ICD Fellowship Awards Gala recognizes excellence in corporate directorships

CALGARY, May 26 /CNW/ - The Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), Canada's only member-based professional association for board directors, will honour four outstanding recipients of the 2010 ICD Fellowship Awards.

These individuals exemplify the distinct qualities of good governance in boardrooms across the country:

    
    -   Bill Anderson, Director, TransAlta; Gildan Activewear Inc.; MDS Inc.
    -   Claude Fontaine, Q.C., ICD.D, Director, ProSep; Petro-Canada (1987-
        2009); Montreal Heart Institute Foundation
    -   S. Barry Jackson, Chair, TransCanada; Director, Nexen Inc.; WestJet
        Airlines
    -   John Thompson, Chair, TD Financial Group; Director, Thomson Reuters
        Corp.; Royal Phillips Electronics
    

More than 650 leaders from Canada's business community will be in attendance to show their support for sound corporate governance.

    
    What:  Institute of Corporate Directors' 13th Annual ICD Fellowship
           Awards Gala

    When:  Wednesday, June 2, 2010 (6:45 pm - 9:00 pm)

    Where: Hyatt Regency Calgary, 700 Centre Street South, Calgary, AB

    Who:   - the Honourable Brian Tobin (Master of Ceremonies)
           - 2010 ICD Fellows: Bill Anderson, Claude Fontaine, S. Barry
             Jackson and John Thompson
    

For further information: about the ICD Fellowship Awards, visit www.icd.ca/awards; Media inquiries, contact: Carolyn Thrasher, Manager, Marketing Communications, Institute of Corporate Directors, Work: [phone] ext. 229, Cell: [phone]