Bennett Jones partner Nathan Shaheen joins Rozanne Reszel, Jacqueline Sanz, and Gail Henderson
The Ontario Securities Commission has appointed Nathan Shaheen, Gail Henderson, Rozanne Reszel, and Jacqueline Sanz as new Investor Advisory Panel members after a public application process.
They replace departing panel members Leslie Wood, Ilana Singer, Brigitte Catellier, and Supriya Kapoor; Catellier and Kapoor concluded their terms yesterday, while Singer had chaired the panel since November 2022.
Shaheen joins the independent panel for a two-year term commencing on July 2. He is a Bennett Jones LLP partner who has tackled domestic and international fraud and complex financial crimes. He has investigated financial wrongdoing, tracked and protected misappropriated assets, and been involved in civil claims against perpetrators and third-party facilitators.
His clients have included domestic and international fraud victims, and he brings considerable knowledge of Canada’s anti-money laundering regime.
Like Shaheen, Henderson’s two-year term as panel member begins on July 2. She is an associate professor at Queen’s University Faculty of Law whose research and teaching areas cover securities regulation, consumer financial protection, financial literacy and investor education, specifically vulnerable consumers.
She served as principal investigator on a research project examining financial literacy in Ontario elementary schools. She is set to conclude a five-year term on the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s Consumer Protection Advisory Committee.
Reszel was a previous Canadian Investor Protection Fund president and chief executive officer. She is a financial services, regulatory and governance expert who is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
She was once a director of the OSC’s Investor Education Fund and obtained her MBA from the Harvard’s Graduate School of Business. She has tackled concerns involving risk management, securities policy initiatives and stakeholder engagement. Her two-year term as IAP panel member began today.
Like Reszel, Sanz becomes an IAP member today. The Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant brings more than three decades of financial services experience and is an expert in securities regulatory compliance and risk management.
She spearheaded the development of client-centric anti-money laundering, complaint handling, privacy and securities compliance programs. She currently manages global consulting firm Protiviti’s Canadian risk and compliance practice and has been appointed to senior compliance and internal audit positions.
The OSC also revealed that IAP member James Sinclair took over for Singer as panel chair on February 3.
“The IAP plays a crucial role in our commitment to investor protection. By providing independent and thoughtful insights, the panel ensures that the voices of investors are heard and considered in our regulatory processes,” said Grant Vingoe, OSC Chief Executive Officer, in a statement.
