MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bird Construction Inc. (“Bird”) (TSX: BDT) introduced at present that Ms. Bonnie DuPont has retired from her position as Independent Director on the Board, efficient January 15, 2024. Following Ms. DuPont’s retirement, the overall variety of Board members has been decreased from eleven to 10.
Ms. DuPont served on the Board since 2011. As an unbiased Board member and the Chair of Bird’s Human Resources and Governance Committee, Ms. DuPont oversaw a interval of great modernization of the Company’s government compensation program. In addition, Ms. DuPont contributed considerably to the maturity of Bird’s governance practices and oversight, building on the Company’s perception that good company governance is a pillar of its technique.
A Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) since 2015, a graduate of the ICD Corporate Directors’ Education Program, and a lecturer within the Directors’ Education Program supplied by the ICD, Ms. DuPont introduced a sturdy talent set and deep experience to the Board throughout her tenure.
“On behalf of Bird’s Board of Directors, administration, workers, and stakeholders, I thank Ms. DuPont for her stewardship of the vital progress in Bird’s company governance and human assets practices together with its government compensation program, along with her different invaluable contributions to the Board over the previous 13 years,” mentioned Mr. Paul R. Raboud, Chair of the Board of Directors.
Ms. DuPont was named to the highest 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada listing annually from 2001 to 2006, and in 2007, was inducted into the Top 100 Hall of Fame. In 2008, she was introduced with an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Regina and in 2011 was introduced with an Honorary Bachelor’s Degree in Technology by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Ms. DuPont additionally obtained an Honorary LLD from the University of Calgary in 2017 and is the previous chair of the Board of Governors on the University. In 2019, Ms. DuPont was appointed to the Alberta Order of Excellence.
More info on Bird’s Board of Directors might be found here.
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For additional info, contact:
T.L. McKibbon, President & CEO or
W.R. Gingrich, CFO
Bird Construction Inc.
5700 Explorer Drive, Suite 400
Mississauga, ON L4W 0C6
Phone: (905) 602-4122
About Bird Construction
Bird (TSX: BDT) is a number one Canadian development firm working from coast-to-coast and servicing all of Canada’s main markets. Bird supplies a complete vary of development companies from new development for industrial, infrastructure and buildings markets to industrial upkeep, restore and operations companies, heavy civil development, and mine assist companies, in addition to vertical infrastructure, together with electrical, mechanical, and specialty trades. For over 100 years, Bird has been a people-focused firm with an unwavering dedication to security and a excessive stage of service that gives long-term worth for all stakeholders. www.bird.ca
