Canada’s Chartered Directors

The Directors College is pleased to present Canada’s Chartered Directors. The graduates listed below have completed The Chartered Director Program, an intensive individual examination, and have met the other requirements to become a Chartered Director (C.Dir.)

The Directors College and the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés (CAS) of Université Laval have a reciprocal agreement, whereby their respective designations – Chartered Director (C.Dir.) and Administrateur de sociétés certifié (ASC) are recognized as equivalent.

To see the ASC Graduates who also hold the Chartered Director designation please click here.

C.Dir. Graduates

Mr. Richard Nino, C.Dir.
Managing Director and Head of Global Sales, AGF Investments America Inc


Richard is an accomplished business executive in the investment management industry. His experience has been gained in complex, diverse, and multi-jurisdiction settings - Canadian, U.S., and Global markets. Richard led the start-up of AGF Investment Americas Inc Boston based U.S. operations where he currently serves as Managing Director and Global Head of Sales. He has responsibility for management oversight, P and L accountability and for growing AGF's U.S. institutional business. In addition he leads global business development and sales for AGF's worldwide institutional business.

Prior to joining AGF in 2007 Richard was a senior executive with CIBC Global Asset Management (formerly TAL Global Asset Management Inc.) and CIBC Global Asset Management (USA) Ltd. He led business development strategy, sales, market development and strategic alliances for CIBC Global Asset Management's operations throughout North America. Prior to joining CIBC Asset Management, Rick acquired over 20 years of human resources, sales/marketing and executive leadership experience in leading Canadian energy and natural resource companies. He has served as chair and principal steward for two major pension plans and is a former board member of SERVE Canada. He has been a sessional Lecturer in the Faculty of Business at Wilfrid Laurier University and is past co-chair of fundraising for the Investment Management Sector of the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation. Rick has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from McMaster University. He has also completed the Ivey School of Business Executive program in Marketing and in 2005 was awarded the Chartered Director (C.Dir) designation through McMaster University's Directors College. In 2010 Richard completed the Wharton School Global studies in Investment strategies and Portfolio Management.

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What our graduates say?

“I found the Chartered Director Program to be an excellent forum to understand how strong governance complements effective management. The ability to create and execute an effective strategy is significantly enhanced by a robust process inclusive of board engagement where the right questions are asked and expected outcomes are identified. I truly enjoyed the setting which fostered a strong level of interaction that was supported by quality presentations and material. As CEO of a Shared Service Organization set to deliver benefits to its members, I see the advantage of having a number of our board members participating in this program.”

Tony Di Emanuele, MBA, C.Dir., President and CEO, Mohawk Shared Services

“I found the Directors College to be an excellent survey of the important matters of which a director must be aware in today’s corporate environment. The quality of the presentation and materials was first-rate and the perspectives gained were invaluable. I would highly recommend the Directors College.”

The Honourable John Manley, P.C., O.C., C.Dir., Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister

“The changes that impact corporate governance are establishing a pattern of increased accountability for the delivery of long-term value to customers, shareholders, employees and society. Proper corporate governance is now being defined to include knowledge of critical elements such as risk management and the measurement of strategic performance. At the end of the day, each board will be judged on its ability to effectively deliver value, rather than on its structure. The Directors College innovative program fills a unique and important gap in providing knowledge and insight as to how this expectation can be met. CMA Canada is pleased to be a sponsor of this timely initiative.”

Steve Vieweg, C.Dir., Director, Executive Development, I.H. Asper School of Business – University of Manitoba

“As an organization focused on educating corporate secretaries, the ICSA believes in furthering the potential of board members to better contribute to building effective governance structures. Given the key role of directors and corporate secretaries in applying proper boardroom practices, corporations need to ensure that these individuals meet a professional standard. The Directors College curriculum covers all the formal regulatory issues for directors and also addresses the informal skills of building effective and appropriate relationships with senior management. We see significant benefits to this program and ICSA is pleased to endorse it.”

Lynn Beauregard, Executive Director, Chartered Secretaries Canada

“The Directors College has developed a director education program which goes well beyond the fundamentals to address the structures and the behavioural components of principle-based governance. I am proud to be associated with the Directors College and I am honoured to lend my name to the College’s graduate award. ”

Gilbert Bennett, Director and Recently-Retired Chairman of the Board, Canadian Tire Corporation Limited

“Our strategy is to raise the horizons and potential of directors by deepening and enriching their knowledge and application of advanced skills. Increasing the effectiveness of existing directors and broadening the pool of potential directors will contribute to the professionalism of boards across Canada.”

David Beatty, Managing Director, Canadian Coalition for Good Governance