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Message from Chairman and CEO

From modest beginnings in 2003, Kingsdale has strategically grown to become the leading advisor to public company boards and management on all shareholder, governance, and transaction related matters.

Kingsdale continues to be the most active shareholder advisory firm, having acted as an advisor, information agent, and proxy solicitor on the largest and highest profile transactions.

We leverage the strengths of our multi-disciplinary team to design breakthrough strategies for the most complex challenges, providing superior execution, and hands-on shareholder interaction.

Our seasoned industry professionals bring the same passion and care to every engagement — whether shepherding a multi-billion-dollar hostile takeover, acting for management or a dissident on a proxy contest, ensuring smooth passage of your stock option plan, or developing an aggressive shareholder outreach strategy.

Recognizing that our clients operate in a global economy, our team is available to meet clients’ needs 24/7, 365 days of the year.

Thank you for your interest and continued support.


Wes Hall, ICD.D
Chairman and CEO
Kingsdale Advisors

• Top 40 Most Influential People, The Globe and Mail Report on Business (2024)
• Nation Builder of the Year Award, Empire Club of Canada (2024)
• Knighthood of The Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen (2024)
• 35th Chancellor of the University of Toronto (2024)
• Honorary Doctorate, University of Toronto (2023)
• Volunteer Award, Toronto Metropolitan University (2023)
• Main Speaker, Elevate (2023)
• Honorary Doctorate, York University (2023)
• Peace Patron Award, The Mosaic Institute (2023)
• Finalist, National Business Book Awards (2023)
• Honorary Doctorate, Queens University (2022)
• Canada Business Leader of the Year, Canadian Chamber of Commerce (2022)
• Communicator of the Year, International Association of Business Communicators (Toronto) (2022)
• Medal of Distinction, Huron University (2022)
• CBC Canada’s First Black Dragon, Dragon’s Den (2021 - Present)
• The Power List – Canada’s 50 Most Powerful People™, Maclean’s (2021) (2022)
• Social Impact Award, Toronto Black Film Festival (2021)
• Global Citizen Award, United Nations Association Canada (2021)
• Honorary Doctorate, University of Ottawa (2021)
• Honorary Doctorate, TMU (2021)
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Ontario Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Award (2021)
• Founder & Chairman, The Black North Initiative (2020)
• The 50 Most Influential Torontonians, Toronto Life (2020)
• Honorary Doctorate, University of the West Indies (2017)
• Canada’s Most Powerful Business People™, Canadian Business Magazine (2016)
• Vice Chancellor’s Award™, University of the West Indies (2015)
• Entrepreneur of the Year™, Ernst & Young (2009)

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