The Oakville Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Don Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group, will deliver the keynote address at the Oakville Chamber of Commerce’s 55th Annual Chair’s Dinner on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Le Dome Banquet Hall. 
“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to host Mr. Drummond,” commented Chamber Chair Aby Alameddine. “The economy is still the top issue on the minds of our members and Canadians at large. Mr. Drummond is one of the country’s most respected economists and it will be very interesting to hear his perspective on where we are heading.”
The Annual Chair’s Dinner is the Oakville Chamber of Commerce’s signature event. The event is held to inaugurate the incoming Chair, and congratulate the Past Chair on their achievements throughout the year. This is one of the Chamber’s largest events and brings together Oakville’s business, government and community leaders.
“It has been a remarkable year for the Oakville Chamber. Under Aby’s leadership the Chamber has enjoyed record membership, revenues and attendance at our events,” noted Sonny Jelinek, Chair-Elect. “Having someone of Mr. Drummond’s reputation as the key note speaker will help make the event a fitting tribute to Aby for the outstanding leadership he has provided.”
Both Chamber and non-Chamber Members are welcome. Tickets are still available by contacting the Oakville Chamber of Commerce at 905-845-6613 ext. 28, by emailing nesrene@oakvillechamber.com or click here to register online at the Oakville Chamber website.
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Location: Le Dome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Road East
Time: 5:00pm Networking Reception & Silent Auction, Dinner at 6:00pm
About Don Drummond
Don Drummond joined the Federal Department of Finance upon completing his M.A. in Economics at Queen’s University. During almost 23 years in finance, Mr. Drummond held a series of progressively more senior positions in the areas of economic analysis and forecasting, fiscal policy and tax policy.
Mr. Drummond joined the TD Bank in June 2000 as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist. Mr. Drummond leads TD Economics’ work in analyzing and forecasting economic performance in Canada and abroad.
Mr. Drummond travels widely across Canada and abroad, speaking to TD clients and various groups about the Canadian economy and its prospects and he is frequently quoted by the media on economic and policy issues.
About Aby Alameddine
Aby Alameddine is Co-Founder of Core Marketing Strategies. He graduated from the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University in 1997 with a Master of Business Administration. Aby has also earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA™) designation.
Prior to co-founding Core Marketing, Aby was a senior analyst in the Toronto Financial sector and owned and operated a property management company in Hamilton, Ontario. Aby has been directly involved with the launch of several new businesses including BMO Life, the Bank of Montreal’s new life insurance subsidiary. He’s worked with Pepsi Cola Canada, Hewlett-Packard, and Corel Corporation in both marketing and finance roles.
Through Core Marketing Strategies, Aby has helped small and midsized companies in varied industries including healthcare, service, technology; manufacturing and retail grow their business and achieve predictable and sustainable results.
Aby is currently the President-Elect of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and is actively involved with the local business community.
In addition to his business activities, Aby is an active military officer with a reserve combat engineering regiment in Toronto. He joined the Canadian Forces in 2003.
Aby lives in Oakville with his wife Tasleem and their two boys.
About the Oakville Chamber of Commerce
A not-for-profit organization, the Oakville Chamber of Commerce was established in 1949. The Chambers Membership has grown to 1,100 businesses representing over 37,000 employees. The Chamber is one of the largest associations of any kind in the Town of Oakville.
The Oakville Chamber of Commerce was the 2007 Chair’s Award recipient. This award is presented annually by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to Chambers that develop outstanding new programs. The Oakville Chamber is an active member of both the Canadian and Ontario Chambers of Commerce.
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