Member Recognition Supplements CA Honourees

ICABC Fellows John Desjardins, CPA, FCA Over the past 25 years, John has built an international reputation as one of Canada’s top experts on forestry-related accounting issues. Since 2002, he has served as the national forestry leader for KPMG. Among his other leadership roles with the firm, which he joined in 1989, John served as partner-in-charge of the Greater Vancouver audit practice for seven years and as partner-in-charge of corporate governance matters for 10 years. Highly active in the profession, John currently volunteers as a judge for the CPA Canada Corporate Reporting Awards, as a member of the CPABC Public Accounting Working Group, and as chair of the ICABC Practice Review & Licensing Committee. He is also a regular lecturer for the Institute of Corporate Directors, teaching the Audit Committee Effectiveness course and modules for the Director’s Education Program. Equally active in the community, John volunteers considerable time each year to support the United Way of the Lower Mainland’s annual fundraising campaign as campaign leader for KPMG Vancouver. The office has contributed over $1.7 million to the United Way over the past several years, and John has been a driving force behind this success. Passionate about hockey and amateur sports, he also gives back to the community by volunteering as a coach and manager for West Vancouver’s minor hockey program. 14 CPABC Celebrating Achievement • February 2015 14 ICABC Fellows David Gandossi, CPA, FCA Since becoming a CA in 1982, David has established himself as an innovative leader in the forest industry. David currently serves as executive VP, CFO, and secretary of Mercer International Inc. Under his tenure over the last 12 years, Mercer has grown from a small entrepreneurial company operating one pulp mill and three paper mills in Europe to a large multi-national company that is now the world’s largest producer of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp. Prior to joining Mercer, he held leadership roles with Harmac Pacific, Pacifica Papers, and Formation Forest Products. David has also provided leadership in the forestry sector as chair of the National Research Advisory Committee for FPInnovations and as co-chair of the BC Bio-Economy Transformation Committee. He currently chairs the BC Pulp and Paper Task Force, and serves as a director of FPInnovations, the Forest Products Association of Canada, and the Council of Forest Industries in BC. David has been a valued contributor to the ICABC as well, having served on the Discipline Tribunal and on the board of examiners, the board of governors, and the board of reference of the School of Chartered Accountancy. He has also given back to the community at large as a volunteer with various charitable organizations, including the Heart & Stroke Foundation. CPABC Celebrating Achievement • February 2015 15 2015

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