Board Elections

Nominations for our 2026 Board of Directors election will open in August 2025. Please see details below regarding our Board of Directors and the results of the 2025 election.

Kawartha Credit Union is currently seeking nominations of qualified candidates for the Board of Directors. Please see the information below about our Board of Directors, necessary qualifications, and process to apply. We will accept nomination submissions until November 15, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.

Election Results: Introducing new Directors for the 2025-2028 term

From January 20 to February 3, our members voted to elect three directors, each for a three-year term. The election results were tabulated by BDO Canada LLP. We congratulate Allison Chenier and Jeff Carter on being re-elected, and we welcome Lawrence Davis to Kawartha’s Board of Directors.

We sincerely thank retiring Director Nancy Herr for nine years of service on our Board. Nancy was elected in 2016 and held the position of Chair of the Board in 2022 and 2023. She also served on the Audit Committee and the Human Resources and CEO Recruitment Committees. We are grateful to Nancy for her unwavering dedication to Kawartha’s success. Her knowledge, commitment and wonderful sense of humour will be missed.

Judy Cameron

Judy brings to the Board a deep knowledge of governance best practices gained during her career as a federal financial services regulator and a director of small not for profit organizations. She recently retired from a senior role with a regulatory agency that determines whether banks are in good financial condition. Judy looks forward to providing a fresh perspective on risk assessment and mitigation.

Judy has held positions on the boards of a community center and a community health center and is currently the treasurer of a charity that helps people with mental health challenges find meaningful work.

Judy lives in Ottawa and has family throughout eastern Ontario. Her hobbies include traveling, learning French and Dutch, and staying fit.

Adam Harvey

With over 25 years of experience in finance and corporate governance, Adam has dedicated his career to serving purpose-driven organizations as an independent corporate director, audit partner, chartered accountant and chief financial officer.

Adam has a professional designation from The Institute of Corporate Directors and has served on boards and committees for national multi-billion dollar organizations such as the Canadian Medical Association, the Salvation Army, provincial agencies and local charities and investment boards. As an audit partner and CPA, CA with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Adam specialized in member-based purpose-driven organizations. Adam also served as chief financial officer of his local community foundation, mobilizing over $200 million to support local community investment.

Adam has two children currently attending university and volunteers with his local church as a youth instructor and musician.

Robert Lake

Robert has served on Kawartha Credit Union’s Board of Directors for 15 years, holding the positions of Chair and Vice Chair, Chair of the Audit Committee, and Chair of the Human Resources Committee.

Robert has extensive board experience in both the public and private sectors, and with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Robert is currently serving three organizations, in addition to operating his 192-acre cash crop farm operation.

An electrical engineer by profession, Robert has post-graduate training in a multitude of areas related to accounting, management, human resources, marketing, public relations and information technology. Robert retired from the Peterborough Utilities Group of companies where he served as president for 20 years.

The Role of the Board and the Nominating and Human Resources Committee

Our Board governs our strategic direction and ensures that Kawartha is managed effectively. Special committees fulfill certain duties of the Board, and one of these is the Nominating and Human Resources Committee. It is the Committee’s responsibility to recruit candidates (or nominees) to ensure that Kawartha has qualified governance of our Credit Union. The Nominating and Human Resources Committee verifies that each nominee has the competencies required to be a Director, including audit & compliance oversight, Board & CEO performance, credit union operations, financial literacy, governance & ethics, leadership, regulatory environment, risk management oversight, and strategic planning.

The Role of a Director

The role of a credit union Director in today's environment is demanding and complex. Stakeholders (including regulators) require more from Directors than in the past, and consequently the Director's role is both rewarding and challenging.

Directors of Kawartha Credit Union are required to have a broad range of knowledge, depth of experience and support the values and focus of the organization.

Qualifications

Kawartha has nine Director positions and will have vacancies for the 2026 election. Candidates must be equipped with the qualifications outlined in the Information Package for Nominees, which will be publicized in August 2025 when we begin our recruitment process.

Assessment Process and Voting in the Election

Candidates will submit their nomination papers on or before the November 15 deadline. Once all submissions have been received, the Nominating Committee begins an assessment process to determine the best qualified candidates for the Credit Union.

Each year we ask our membership to elect candidates to our Board of Directors. As a member and owner of Kawartha Credit Union, members have a say and a voting privilege. In our 2025 election, we have three positions on our Board of Directors, each for three-year terms. Voting will be conducted through online banking (including mobile app and mobile web) from 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 20 to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025. Members may also vote in our branches (on request).

Successful candidates will be announced on our website and at our Annual General Meeting. All nominees will be notified of the results prior to the Annual General Meeting.

Assessment Process and Voting in the Election

Candidates will submit their nomination papers, found within the Information Package (to be published in August 2025) on or before the deadline. Once all submissions have been received, the Nominating and Human Resources Committee will begin an assessment process to determine the best qualified candidates for the Credit Union.

Each year we ask our membership to elect candidates to our Board of Directors. As a member and owner of Kawartha Credit Union, members have a say and a voting privilege Voting is conducted through online banking (including mobile app and mobile web). Members may also vote in our branches (on request).

Successful candidates will be announced on our website and at our Annual General Meeting.

How to Vote

Each year we ask our membership to elect candidates to our Board of Directors. As a member and owner of Kawartha Credit Union, you have a say and a voting privilege. In our 2025 election, we have three positions on our Board of Directors, each for three-year terms.

Voting will be primarily conducted through online banking (including mobile app and mobile web) between 9:30 a.m. on January 20 and 5:00 p.m. on February 3, 2025. Members must be registered for online banking prior to January 15, 2025 to participate in online voting.

Members may also vote in Kawartha Credit Union branches. Please speak to a member of branch staff for more information.

Corporations, unincorporated associations or business partnerships may vote by Proxy. A Proxy must be signed by an authorized signing officer. The proxy must designate who is authorized to vote (that person may be different from the authorized signing authority). The person designated as proxy may also vote on their personal account. Proxy = 1 vote.

Completed proxy forms must be mailed by 5:00 p.m. on February 3, 2025 to:

BDO Canada LLP
60 Columbia Way, Suite 300
Markham, Ontario L3R 0C9

For more information, please see the Board of Directors Election Process.

Successful candidates will be announced on our website and at our Annual General Meeting. All nominees will be notified of the results prior to the Annual General Meeting.

How to demonstrate your interest

Please carefully review our Information Package for Nominees. Completed applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024. Interested candidates may drop off their completed applications at their local Kawartha Credit Union branch, or they may scan and email, fax, mail, or courier the application to:

Board Recruitment
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Kawartha Credit Union
14 Hunter Street, P.O. Box 116
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 6Y5
Fax: (705) 743-9889
E-mail: humanresources@kawarthacu.com