“Draft:Wesley J. Hall”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Wesley J. Hall (born May 8, 1969) is a Canadian businessman and Founder and Executive Chairman of Kingsdale Advisors,^[1]^[2] a strategic shareholder advisory firm^[2] with offices in Canada and the United States.^[3]

In 2014, the Globe and Mail called Hall “one of most influential power brokers on Bay Street”^[6] and Canadian Business magazine has named him one of the country’s “most powerful business people.”^[7]

In 2016, Hall was the subject of a documentary film, which premiered at the Toronto Black Film Festival. The 82-minute film, directed by Samuel Lehner, detailed Hall’s life and accomplishments from childhood to present day.^[8]^[9]

Wes Hall was born in Golden Grove, Jamaica, and raised by his maternal grandmother in a tin shack. ^[6] ^[9] ^[10]In 1985, at age 16, he moved to Canada to live with his father in Toronto, Ontario. While still a teenager, Hall moved out of his father’s family home and into a rooming house, working as a dishwasher while he finished high school.^[6] ^[9]

In 2003, Hall launched Kingsdale Shareholder Services (renamed Kingsdale Advisors in 2017), with services focused on proxy solicitation and advisory, governance advisory and strategic communications.^[1] ^[3] Under Hall’s leadership Kingsdale has worked with some North America’s biggest companies including: Barrick Gold, BHP Billiton, Citigroup, Goldcorp, Talisman, Suncor, Pershing Square,^[1] ^[11] and CP Rail.^[8]

Hall has also sat on the corporate boards of Difference Capital Financial,^[12] Equity Financial Holdings Inc.,^[13] Longford Energy,^[14] and Wellgreen Platinum.^[13]^[15]

In 2014, Hall made a $1-million donation to the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative, a not-for-profit collaboration between SickKids Hospital in Toronto.^[16] Hall currently sits on the Board of Directors of Sick Kids Hospital.^[17]

He is also a Director of Pathway to Education, a community-based program that helps youth from low-income communities to stay in school,^[18] and the Toronto International Film Festival.^[19]^[20]

For his business success and charity work, Hall received an Honorary degree of Doctors of Laws (LLD) from the University of the West Indies in 2017.^[21] One year earlier, he received the Vice Chancellor’s Award from the same school.^[22]

Other honours include the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Ontario in 2009^[23] ^[24] and the Harry Jerome President’s Award in 2017. ^[25]^[26]

Hall is regularly called upon by the media to provide commentary about the business and financial sector.^[11]^[27]^[28]

References

1. ^¹²{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=27224785|title=Bloomberg|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
2. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://business.financialpost.com/news/fp-street/veteran-lawyer-stickhandling-his-way-to-providing-independent-chairman-services|title=Veteran lawyer stickhandling his way to providing independent chairman services|last=|first=|date=|work=Financial Post|access-date=}}
3. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://business.financialpost.com/news/fp-street/two-peas-in-a-pod-kingsdale-going-global-after-mdc-takes-a-major-stake|title='Two peas in a pod': Kingsdale going global|last=|first=|date=|work=Financial Post|access-date=}}
4. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/rivemagazine/docs/rive_magazine_issue_1_digital|title=The Game Changer|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=|page=52}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.titansupply.ca/Whats-New/entryid/11|title=TITAN INTRODUCES NEW OWNER|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
6. ^¹²{{Cite news|url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/make-friends-now-or-enemies-later/article16579456/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&page=all|title=Wes Hall: From mail room clerk to Bay Street power broker|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/most-powerful-people/42-2015-wes-hall-kingsdale-shareholder-services/|title=Canada’s Most Powerful Business People 2016: #42 — Wes Hall|last=|first=|date=|work=Canadian Business|access-date=}}
8. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://business.financialpost.com/investing/investing-pro/a-wes-side-story-kingsdale-founder-gets-the-documentary-treatment|title=A Wes side story: Kingsdale founder gets the documentary treatment|last=|first=|date=|work=Financial Post|access-date=}}
9. ^¹²{{Cite news|url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/an-unlikely-success-story-wes-hall-tells-all~807903|title=An Unlikely Success Story: Wes Hall tells all|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/4-year-old-boy-in-ICU-since-birth-close-to-getting-life-saving-surgery_84862|title=4-year-old boy in ICU since birth close to getting life-saving surgery|last=|first=|date=|work=Jamaica Observer|access-date=}}
11. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherskroupa/2017/06/26/proxy-advisors-their-rise-their-value/#2966fc006e10|title=Proxy Advisors -- Their Rise, Their Value|last=|first=|date=|work=Forbes|access-date=}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/06/03/legendary-trader-michael-wekerle-steps-down.html|title=Legendary trader Michael Wekerle steps down|last=|first=|date=|work=Toronto Star|access-date=}}
13. ^¹{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=59074550&privcapId=6789407|title=Bloomberg - Executive Profile - Wesley J. Hall|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
14. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/longford-energy-inc-reconstitutes-board-for-benefit-of-shareholders-510556351.html|title=Longford Energy Inc. Reconstitutes Board for Benefit of Shareholders|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=}}
15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.activistinsight.com/research/Activism%20Monthly%20Premium%20Canada%20Special.pdf|title=The playmaker: An interview with Wes Hall, CEO & Founder of Kingsdale Shareholder Services|last=|first=|date=|work=Activist Insight|access-date=|page=10}}
16. ^{{Cite news|url=http://pridenews.ca/2016/01/28/documentary-features-successful-african-canadian-entrepreneur/|title=Documentary Features Successful African Canadian Entrepreneur|last=|first=|date=|work=Pride News - Canada's Daily African Canadian and Caribbean News Magazine|access-date=}}
17. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/in-hospital-since-birth-4-year-old-boy-coming-to-canada-for-life-changing-surgery-1.3951918|title=In hospital since birth, 4-year-old boy coming to Canada for life-changing surgery|last=|first=|date=|work=CBC.ca|access-date=}}
18. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.pathwaystoeducation.ca/about-us/our-leadership/national-board-directors|title=National Board of Directors|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiff.net/about/|title=TIFF is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world through film.|last=|first=|date=|website=Tiff.net|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
20. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=230312|title=TIFF Announces Two New Appointments to Its Board of Directors|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=}}
21. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/jamaica/jamaica-gleaner/20171105/281526521325128|title=Four get honorary degrees from UWI, Mona|last=|first=|date=|work=Jamaica Gleaner|access-date=}}
22. ^{{Cite news|url=http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/extra/article.php?id=4660|title=Wes Hall’s Journey To Be Showcased In Jamaica|last=|first=|date=|work=The Jamaica Gleaner|access-date=}}
23. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/5784195-wesley-j-hall|title=Bloomberg Profiles - Wesley "Wes" Hall|last=|first=|date=|website=Bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
24. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ernst--young-celebrates-ontario-finalists-for-2009-entrepreneur-of-the-yearr-538087391.html|title=Ernst & Young celebrates Ontario finalists for 2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year|last=|first=|date=|work=Newswire|access-date=}}
25. ^{{Cite web|url=https://harryjeromeawards.com/portfolio-posts/wesley-j-hall/|title=Wesley J. Hall|last=|first=|date=|website=Harry Jerome Awards|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
26. ^{{Cite news|url=http://pridenews.ca/2017/04/20/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-give-keynote-address-bbpas-harry-jerome-awards-gala-olympic-sprinter-andre-de-grasse-honoured/|title=Prime Minister Justin Trudeau To Give Keynote Address At BBPA’s Harry Jerome Awards Gala; Olympic Sprinter Andre De Grasse To Be Honoured|last=|first=|date=|work=Pride News - Canada's Daily African Canadian Caribbean News Magazine|access-date=}}
27. ^{{Cite news|url=https://business.financialpost.com/news/fp-street/5-am-web-embargo-activists-not-easing-up-on-canadian-companies-kingsdale-advisors-says|title=Activists not easing up on Canadian companies, Kingsdale Advisors says|last=|first=|date=|work=Financial Post|access-date=}}
28. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-activism/activists-seek-to-unlock-value-in-canadian-real-estate-sector-idUSKBN1CB1RN|title=Activists seek to unlock value in Canadian real estate sector|last=|first=|date=|work=Reuters|access-date=}}