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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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

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

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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