Chairman and CEO
Building on Fundamentals
"I am confident in the future of Wescast because we are building on the solid foundation of our company heritage and remain committed to maintaining a long-term vision for our business. Armed with the same basic fundamentals that have proven to be so successful in the past, we know that we must now move with even greater speed and agility while keeping relentlessly focused. Above all, we remain committed to our stakeholders, with a strong belief that serving them well will result in satisfying work for our employees, profitable growth for our business and value-creation for all shareholders."
Leadership Role
As Chairman and CEO, Ed will continue to foster Board leadership with a single-minded purpose - value-creating governance. He will also focus on building a strong Executive Team, support the Wescast participative management style and pursue the development and execution of strategy to ensure long-term viability and profitability. The strategy will be focused on growing our customer base, expanding our product mix, and establishing our business in strategic geographical markets.
Background
A Board member of Wescast since 1992 and Corporate Secretary from 1994 to 2003, Ed was appointed Executive Chairman in 2003. He assumed the permanent role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in May, 2004. Before joining Wescast, Ed was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of First Canadian Title, a title insurance company he helped build and strategically grow to a great success. Ed began his career as an associate lawyer and later became Partner at the law firm of Lang, Michener in Toronto.
He presently is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations.
Education:
1977 - Honours B.A. - McMaster University
1979 - Masters Degree - Queen's University
1982 - LL.B. - Osgoode Hall Law School
1984 - Called to the Ontario Bar
