Carol Hansell
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Carol Hansell sits on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada
. She studied at the University of Western Ontario
(B.A. in History 1981), then did an MA in International Relations at the University of Toronto
in 1982 and then rose to success after taking the MBA/LLB degree at the prestigious Osgoode Hall Law School
and Schulich School of Business
, both of York University
in Toronto in 1986. She was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada in October 2006.
She was also Chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA's) Corporate Governance Committee, Special Canadian Advisor to the ABA's Committee on Corporate Laws, and Special Advisor to the Task Force on the Independence of the Bar established by the Law Society of Upper Canada. As senior partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
her practice centres mainly in the Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Governance and in Mergers & Acquisitions. She has acted for both private and public corporations and for governments on a variety of matters, including acquisitions, financings and reorganizations.
Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and "lender of last resort". The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada...
. She studied at the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
(B.A. in History 1981), then did an MA in International Relations at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1982 and then rose to success after taking the MBA/LLB degree at the prestigious Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School is a Canadian law school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with York University. Named after the first Chief Justice of Ontario, William Osgoode, the law school was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889 and was the only accredited law...
and Schulich School of Business
Schulich School of Business
The Schulich School of Business is York University's business school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is an internationally-ranked business school. Schulich offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, finance, public administration and international business as...
, both of York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in Toronto in 1986. She was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada in October 2006.
She was also Chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA's) Corporate Governance Committee, Special Canadian Advisor to the ABA's Committee on Corporate Laws, and Special Advisor to the Task Force on the Independence of the Bar established by the Law Society of Upper Canada. As senior partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is an integrated firm of more than 240 lawyers with offices in Toronto, Montreal, and New York. It is one of the Toronto law firms known as the Seven Sisters. Davies focuses on business law and is consistently at the heart of large and complex commercial and...
her practice centres mainly in the Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Governance and in Mergers & Acquisitions. She has acted for both private and public corporations and for governments on a variety of matters, including acquisitions, financings and reorganizations.