In Diversity Push, a Prominent Black Canadian Leads Charge
- Fairfax, Cisco Canada also join the BlackNorth initiave
- ‘The time for passing the buck is over,’ Prem Watsa says
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One of Canada’s most prominent black businessmen is creating a new group to fight racism and push for more black people in the country’s executive suites and boardrooms.
Wes Hall, executive chairman and founder of shareholder services firm Kingsdale Advisors, is launching the Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism. He will co-chair the coalition with Victor Dodig, chief executive officer of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Prem Watsa, CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., and Rola Dagher, president and CEO of Cisco Systems Canada, are also on board.