Geoff Day
Retired from the
Bank of Montreal in 1991 as Senior
Vice-President, Corporate and Government
Banking, Western Canada, having served in
several management positions in various
locations in both national and international
operations, since joining the Bank in 1953.
Active in community affairs in Vancouver
since arriving in that city in 1983, serving
as Director of the
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra,
B.C. Sports Hall of Fame and Museum,
Vancouver Art Gallery, Shaughnessy
Golf and Country Club and the Forest Alliance
of B.C. Also chaired fund-raising committees
for the Vancouver General Hospital, Canadian
Cancer Society, Science World and the Salvation
Army Appeal. Acted as the Financial Agent
for the successful M.L.A. of Delta South
in the Provincial Elections in 1996 and
2001. Served as Vice-Chairman of the Boundary
Bay Airport Advisory Committee, advising
the Corporation of Delta on operations and
development of the Airport which was purchased
from Transport Canada.
Geoff completed a four and a half year term
as Commissioner and Vice-Chairman of the
Fraser River Harbour Commission prior to
that becoming the
Fraser River Port Authority. Served
as Director of Northern Trust Company, Canada,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Northern
Trust Corporation, Chicago.
Mr. Day has held executive positions with
the Bank of Montreal in the international
area resulted in considerable travel globally
contacting and negotiating with Governments,
Central Banks, major financial institutions
and overseeing operations of the Bank's
representative offices throughout the world.
James R. Clay
James Clay is a President of
J.T. Insurance
Services. Mr. Clay is also responsible
for servicing major property and casualty
accounts and is based in Vancouver.
James entered the insurance industry in
1991 from a large international bank as
a surety trainee and accountant for the
brokerage. He has extensive experience in
a variety of industries including large
construction, mining and property accounts.
Mr. Clay has considerable experience in
risk management and currently holds a Fellowship
in Risk Management - a new global designation.
Mr. Clay is also a Fellow of the Insurance
Institute of Canada.
Antony Kasanga
Antony is the coordinator of the
Lion Guardians. Lion Guardians is a joint project of the "Living with Lions" initiative and the Ol Donyo Wuas Trust, based in Mbirikani Group Ranch in southern Kenya. Their work, as the name suggests is to harmonize the existence of lions with that of the pastoral Maasai people living within the group ranch. Antony is currently studying for a Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation Practice at the University of Oxford.