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Board of directors

AnneMarie
Ryan

Independent Director

AnneMarie Ryan is an experienced senior executive and independent director. She was appointed a Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission from February 2013 to January 2019 and served as Lead Director of the Commission from 2016 to 2019.  

Prior to joining the OSC, she operated AMR Associates Inc., consulting to Canadian financial services firms and regulators on business strategy and planning, market regulation and technology innovation. She was previously a member of the senior management teams of several investment dealers where she focused on the implementation of technology in equity markets in Canada.

AnneMarie has significant board experience in strategic planning, governance and risk management through her work on a number of boards and board committees. She served on the boards of Women in Capital Markets (Chair, 2011–2012), Benefaction Foundation (President 2017–2018), Epilepsy Canada, Triact Canada Marketplace and Ontario Capital Growth Corporation (now Venture Ontario).  

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.