Dale Ponder is a corporate director and the recently retired Co-Chair of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (“Osler”), a leading Canadian business law firm. She is also the immediate past chief executive and managing partner of Osler. Ms Ponder’s legal practice experience has focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, securities regulation and corporate governance. She has had extensive experience throughout her career leading transactions relating to public and private mergers and acquisitions matters and advising boards of public companies. She also has been an advocate for women in leadership in the profession throughout her career. Ms Ponder is a trustee of Choice Properties REIT and is a member of the board of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the Caldwell Partners Top 40 advisory board. Ms Ponder is also chair of the Canadian Business Growth Fund.