The Oakville Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated its achievements at the 75th Annual General Meeting.
For the Chamber, 2023-2024 was a year of growth, innovation, and community engagement as the Chamber resumed a full slate of in-person events for the first time since the pandemic.
According to the Chamber, key achievements include:
- 9% Membership Growth: Strong new member acquisition and retention drove a 9% net increase in membership.
- 47 Events: The Chamber hosted 47 events, connecting 3,590 members of the business community. The season's highlight was a sold-out Oakville Awards Gala, attended by over 500 guests.
The Chamber has maintained its proactive advocacy for Oakville’s business community, with key achievements including representation on Provincial and Federal Chamber committees such as Digital Economy, Transportation & Infrastructure, and the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada, as well as the presentation of the Revitalization of Manufacturing in Ontario resolution at the Ontario Chamber AGM, which will be brought to the Canadian Chamber AGM in Halifax this October.
New Office Location
In a strategic move, the Chamber relocated to a co-working space in downtown Oakville, bringing it closer to the heart of the business community.
Introducing the 2024-2025 Board of Directors:
- Chair: Lisa Azzoulo, Founder, Sandpiper Consulting
- Past Chair: Doug Eglington, Chairman, Euro-Line Appliances
- Vice Chair: Moatassem Moatez, CEO, MYcourier Inc.
- Treasurer: Marie-Therese Houde, President, See It Forward Consulting Inc.
- Corporate Secretary: Orie Niedzviecki, Partner, O’Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP
Directors:
- Anna Sanchez, Executive Vice President & CFO, Metrican Manufacturing Co. Inc.
- Mary McPherson, CEO, Oakville Hospital Foundation
- Matthew Rempel, Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives, Sheridan
- Pat Madden, Vice President, Business Development, KPMG
- Paul Sadhra, Business Centre Manager, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
- Philippa Durbin, General Manager, Holiday Inn Oakville Centre
- Jonathan Running, CEO & Founder, Running Cables
- Gosha Sekhon, Owner, Sekhon Legal Services
- Darrell Keezer, CEO, Candybox Marketing Inc.
- Kim Piller, President, Sandler Training