John Cook Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities:• Organize and attend meetings of the Boards of Directors of BMO Subsidiaries.• Prepares legal documents such as resolutions for routine matters and documents required for corporate activities such as incorporations, extra provincial registrations, general and limited partnerships, dividend payments, amalgamations and dissolutions.• Coordinate and monitor government filings process and annual corporate maintenance.• Maintain corporate records and registrations, and corporate database.• Provide advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of solutions.• Support the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.• Update and manage the Board portal (Diligent).• Administer SharePoint sites accessible by key stakeholders. • Draft Board meeting materials including meeting minutes.

Toronto, Canada Area

Reporting to the Director, Senior Legal Counsel I was responsible for managing the Green Shield Canada Board of Directors and Board Committees.Responsibilities:• Developing Board and Committee meeting materials including agendas, reports, work plans, meeting schedules and summaries. • Providing support to the Board Chair, Board members and the Executive team. • Maintaining the company’s Corporate Records (Minute books) and meeting files relating to the Board, Board Committee, Annual and Member meetings.• Ensuring both the Board and Committee work plans reflect the organizations strategic plan and the appropriate tasks are being completed.• Preparing meeting minutes for all Board and Committee meetings; attend Board and governance committee and other meetings to take accurate, professional level minutes.• Communicating sensitive information to the Board of Directors and the senior leadership team.• Assisting with regulatory filings and compliance activities. • Managing the Board Portal (Board Vantage).• Coordinating and managing all Board and Board Committees meeting and event logistics.• Processing Director compensation and reimbursements. • Working with key stakeholders to ensure the Annual Report and Annual Meeting Notice is completed on time and available to all members within the required timeframe. • Facilitating and compile Board evaluations and surveys.• Preparing and facilitate completion of internal and regulatory annual return filings. • Supporting the organization and maintaining key company policy documents and records.• Organize and facilitate orientation for new directors.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supported and administered Governance meetings including creating meeting notices, supporting material, taking meeting minutes and scheduling. Provided first line support for all leaders within North America and the UK. Created data analysis reports for Governance activities. Ensured all Committees were working effectively and had sufficient resources to reach their goals.Coached and provided direction to elected leaders. Played a critical role in shaping the new Member Network which reshaped the organization as a whole. Ensured Foresters elections adhered to Foresters Constitutional requirements, timelines and succession planning goals as well as local laws. Provided expertise and guidance to staff and leaders on Constitutional operational and governance matters. Managed the North American Benevolence benefit (approximately $500,000 annually) including the administration and reporting for this benefit. Provided financial analysis and reports for monthly updates and for quarterly reallocations. Supported the creation of member facing documents including by-laws, policy documents, FAQs and guidance documents. Planned and organized elements required to successfully deliver over 500 member leader meetings each year, via teleconference and face-to-face, to ensure a robust governance system. Liaised with vendors, Project Managers and the Finance team to ensure projects are completed on time and key stakeholders are aware of the progress. Updated Project Management and Customer Relationship Management systems as well as the Foresters website with Governance related material. Created and maintained a member leader online portal used by over 500 member leaders.

London, United Kingdom

Working with a variety of clients including Digital Agencies, Financial organisations and technology companies providing digital staff including technical staff, creatives and Project Managers.Responsible for keeping abreast of emerging technologies and ensuring key stakeholders are informed of these advancements.Using social media and various marketing techniques to help grow the organisation.Talent Management for companies that have not yet had sign off for live vacancies but who are interested in candidates with niche skill sets.Sourcing IT professionals for a number of organisations.Presenting to stakeholders.

London, United Kingdom

Used appropriate marketing techniques to ascertain growth opportunities in the market place. Worked with one of the world's most valuable companies managing recruitment campaignsSourced candidates for large corporate organisations.Generated a large candidate pool for some of the UK's largest organisations

Sevenoaks

Managed advertising campaigns for clients to ensure the client is fully aware of the progress of the campaigns.Worked with a number of Deloitte Technology Fast 50, Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For and Times Tech Track 100 companies. Liaised with clients ensuring online recruitment advertising campaigns run smoothly from inception through to delivery and beyond. Created creative ad copy which is fully optimised

London, United Kingdom

Managed the full recruitment lifecycle for a range of organisations from SMEs to Blue-Chip organisations. Clients included investment banks, Large IT Consultancies, as well as Digital Agencies.Presented data to shareholders.Managed large scale recruitment campaigns for a multitude of clients.Kept abreast of technologies and business developments across the world to ensure I was fully aware of industry trends and forecastsSourced candidates using internal databases, social media, external databases and networking.Managed key accounts.Interviewed and screened IT candidates for positions ranging from entry level positions to director level positions.Developed relationships with clients from different market sectors including banks, insurance companies, media organisations, consultancies and many SME’s ensuring the service provide meets their expectations.Negotiated rates with clients and selling the advantages of using our services as opposed to other agencies.

London, United Kingdom