FEATURED WINNER
Allison Taylor, MBA, PM
“I had a picture of a house, and the house was Premiere Mortgage Centre”
Kerri Reed,
Premiere Mortgage Centre
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WINNER:
The Care Lending Group Award for
CEO of the Year
winner:
The Care Lending Group Award for
CEO of the Year
TDS believes that collaboration is essential to providing outstanding professional service. Our collegial workplace fosters greater teamwork, responsiveness, and communication. Working together with a shared vision provides better results for clients. We aim to deliver a full-service firm that makes our team, our clients, and those who aspire to join us feel that they are free to lead.
TDS has over 115 lawyers across ten Manitoba offices and one office in Saskatchewan. With Manitoba roots that run more than 135 years deep, TDS has been recognized as a leading full-service law firm dedicated to serving clients and delivering high-quality work. The firm’s lawyers provide services in over 30 areas of practice to clients locally, nationally, and internationally across every major sector.
TDS is the exclusive member firm in Manitoba for Lex Mundi – the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 100+ countries worldwide.
TDS has been ranked and recommended by Chambers Global and Benchmark Litigation and recognized as one of the top regional firms in the prairies by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. In addition, several of the firm’s lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert as leaders in their respective practice areas.
www.invicocapital.com
Allison Taylor, MBA
info@invicocapital.com
(403) 538-4771
209 8th Avenue SW, Suite 600, Calgary, AB T2P 1B8
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winner:
The Care Lending Group Award for CEO of the Year
Allison Taylor, MBA, PM
Derrick Li
Chief Operating Officer
Keith LaBossiere
Managing Partner, CEO
Keith serves as the CEO and managing partner of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. While doing so, he continues to practise in labour and employment law. He has significant experience in police employment law and public sector labour relations.
Keith provides advice and advocacy to his clients, both employer and employee, on a variety of labour and employment matters, including matters of discipline, termination, and interpretation of collective agreements, and is frequently involved in negotiating and/or litigating such matters. Keith also has experience in appearing as counsel on these matters in Labour Board proceedings, both provincial and federal; collective agreement grievance arbitrations; and the civil courts. In addition to his labour and employment law practice, Keith practises civil litigation.
Managing Partner, CEO
Keith LaBossiere
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@BuddyMortgages
@BuddyMortgages
Keith LaBossiere
Managing Partner, CEO
Derrick Li
Chief Operating Officer
Leadership
As COO, Zach brings to TDS his strong leadership, business transformation, and risk management skills developed from over 20 years of experience gained in the financial services and IT consulting industries. Joining the firm in 2019, Zach is a change agent that is spearheading many new transformational business initiatives, while at the same time overseeing the day-to-day operational functions of a business.
Zach earned his MBA from the University of Manitoba in 2011 and has been a board member and advisor to Lumo Interactive for over 10 years.
Chief Operations Officer
Zach Zahradnik
As the Chief Operating Officer, Derrick manages all operational and administrative functions at the firm and oversees the implementation of the firm’s strategy.
Prior to joining Lawson Lundell, Derrick was an Executive of Coast Mountain Bus Company where he oversaw 260 staff in the areas of Finance and Corporate Services.
In 2019, Derrick was recognized as one of the Business in Vancouver Forty Under 40 winners. In 2014, he was recognized as one of the global Institute of Internal Auditors’ top 20 emerging leaders, based on professionalism, leadership, certifications, advocacy, community service and innovation.
Chief Operating Officer
Derrick Li
@BuddyMortgages
Zach Zahradnik
Chief Operations Officer
As COO, Zach brings to TDS his strong leadership, business transformation, and risk management skills developed from over 20 years of experience gained in the financial services and IT consulting industries. Joining the firm in 2019, Zach is a change agent that is spearheading many new transformational business initiatives, while at the same time overseeing the day-to-day operational functions of a business.
Zach earned his MBA from the University of Manitoba in 2011 and has been a board member and advisor to Lumo Interactive for over 10 years.
Chief Operations Officer
Zach Zahradnik
Zach Zahradnik
Chief Operations Officer
1188 Whakue St, Rotorua Central, Rotorua
Zach Zahradnik
Chief Operations Officer
Derrick Li
Chief Operating Officer
Keith LaBossiere
Managing Partner, CEO
Leadership
As COO, Zach brings to TDS his strong leadership, business transformation, and risk management skills developed from over 20 years of experience gained in the financial services and IT consulting industries. Joining the firm in 2019, Zach is a change agent that is spearheading many new transformational business initiatives, while at the same time overseeing the day-to-day operational functions of a business.
Zach earned his MBA from the University of Manitoba in 2011 and has been a board member and advisor to Lumo Interactive for over 10 years.
Chief Operations Officer
Zach Zahradnik
As the Chief Operating Officer, Derrick manages all operational and administrative functions at the firm and oversees the implementation of the firm’s strategy.
Prior to joining Lawson Lundell, Derrick was an Executive of Coast Mountain Bus Company where he oversaw 260 staff in the areas of Finance and Corporate Services.
In 2019, Derrick was recognized as one of the Business in Vancouver Forty Under 40 winners. In 2014, he was recognized as one of the global Institute of Internal Auditors’ top 20 emerging leaders, based on professionalism, leadership, certifications, advocacy, community service and innovation.
Chief Operating Officer
Derrick Li
Keith serves as the CEO and managing partner of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. While doing so, he continues to practise in labour and employment law. He has significant experience in police employment law and public sector labour relations.
Keith provides advice and advocacy to his clients, both employer and employee, on a variety of labour and employment matters, including matters of discipline, termination, and interpretation of collective agreements, and is frequently involved in negotiating and/or litigating such matters. Keith also has experience in appearing as counsel on these matters in Labour Board proceedings, both provincial and federal; collective agreement grievance arbitrations; and the civil courts. In addition to his labour and employment law practice, Keith practises civil litigation.
Managing Partner, CEO
Keith LaBossiere
As the Chief Operating Officer, Derrick manages all operational and administrative functions at the firm and oversees the implementation of the firm’s strategy.
Prior to joining Lawson Lundell, Derrick was an Executive of Coast Mountain Bus Company where he oversaw 260 staff in the areas of Finance and Corporate Services.
In 2019, Derrick was recognized as one of the Business in Vancouver Forty Under 40 winners. In 2014, he was recognized as one of the global Institute of Internal Auditors’ top 20 emerging leaders, based on professionalism, leadership, certifications, advocacy, community service and innovation.
Chief Operating Officer
Derrick Li
Keith serves as the CEO and managing partner of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. While doing so, he continues to practise in labour and employment law. He has significant experience in police employment law and public sector labour relations.
Keith provides advice and advocacy to his clients, both employer and employee, on a variety of labour and employment matters, including matters of discipline, termination, and interpretation of collective agreements, and is frequently involved in negotiating and/or litigating such matters. Keith also has experience in appearing as counsel on these matters in Labour Board proceedings, both provincial and federal; collective agreement grievance arbitrations; and the civil courts. In addition to his labour and employment law practice, Keith practises civil litigation.
Managing Partner, CEO
Keith LaBossiere
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Chief Executive Officer
involved in the assessment of investments, ongoing regulatory compliance, and accounting on behalf of the firm’s managed investment offerings.
In 2022, Allison received the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business’ prestigious Management Alumni Excellence Award, alongside Invico co-founder Jason Brooks. She was also recognized by the Women’s Executive Network as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 in 2021 and was named the Female Executive of the Year at the 2019 Wealth Professional Women in Wealth Management Awards. She is a member of the Investment Committee at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Securities Commission Exempt Market Dealer Advisory Committee. Allison graduated from the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business with an MBA in finance and the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Bachelor of Science in actuarial science and statistics. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, and is an avid sports enthusiast, having completed over 55 marathons across North America.
Allison Taylor is a visionary in the alternative asset management industry and one of Canada’s most powerful businesswomen. As Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder, and Portfolio Manager of Invico Capital Corporation, she has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and is actively
Chief Executive Officer