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

Ms. Selma M. Lussenburg, C.Dir.
Director, Independent


Selma is an accomplished legal executive with diverse business and legal experience.

Selma was recently appointed pursuant to the Agreement on Internal Trade as a member of the federal and provincial Dispute Settlement Roster.
She currently active as a corporate mentor and serves as a member of Executive Committee of the Canada US Law Institute.

Selma has served as SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at OMERS (a large public pension plan with $50b assets). There she had responsibility for the provision and management all legal services (including 300+ subsidiary operations), the Board and Corporate Secretariats and compliance matters, serving on a number of OMERS subsidiary boards, including Oxford Properties. Prior thereto, Selma was VP, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for AT&T's Canadian operations serving as a director on numerous subsidiary boards.

Selma has practiced corporate, commercial, securities and trade law with the Toronto law firms of Borden Ladner Gervais, Fasken Martineau and the Sydney office of the Australian law firm of Allen, Arthur, Robinson.

Selma is multilingual (French, Spanish and Dutch) and a Canadian representative to the Trade Ministers' NAFTA Advisory Committee on the Resolution of Private International Commercial Disputes.

Ms. Lussenburg was called to the Ontario Bar in 1982 and qualified as an English solicitor in 1987. She received her C.Dir in 2008.

Academic qualifications include a Certificate of Private and Public International Law from the Hague Academy of International Law in The Netherlands, an LLM-Master of International Law from the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, a graduate Diploma in International Co-operation and Development from the Institute for International Development and Co-operation, as well as a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Social Science.

Selma is a frequent speaker and writer on international, business and trade law and a member of numerous professional organizations.

She serves as a mentor in the Canadian Corporate Counsel Mentor Program.

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What our graduates say?

“I thought the entire program was very well developed and comprehensive. You never know what to expect when you sign-up for these programs and this exceeded my expectations and was a great learning opportunity.”

James Scongack, Head of Corporate Affairs, Bruce Power LP

“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