Ibc

Don Forgeron has taken over the helm as IBC’s new president and CEO.

“I speak for the entire board of directors when I say I am delighted with today’s announcement,” Rowan Saunders, IBC board chairman and president and CEO of RSA, said.

“We conducted an exhaustive search for a leader with a passion for our industry and the right vision for its future,” Saunders added. “Candidates came forward from across the country, presenting an array of qualifications and experience.”

“The search committee was impressed by the quantity and quality of applicants, specifically in terms of their backgrounds and their capacities for leadership at a senior level. From their ranks, Don emerged as the clear choice.”

IBC’s board unanimously approved the selection of Forgeron, who immediately assumed his new post.

Forgeron has an extensive background in government relations. He was previously the organization’s vice president of Ontario. Prior to that, he was IBC’s vice president of the Atlantic region for 15 years.

Forgeron has held leadership roles in IBC’s insurance fraud division and has managed an array of national files, including availability of insurance for the commercial and not-for-profit sectors and rate regulation reform across the country.

“Mr. Forgeron’s expertise in government relations is in keeping with the primary focus IBC’s board of directors has set for the trade association,” Saunders said.

Forgeron is a native of Louisdale, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. His son and daughter live in Halifax. He and his wife, Linda Kelly, a former CBC television anchor, now make Toronto their home. •