Appointment of Acting Assistant Secretary of the Governing Council

Memorandum to: Governing Council
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From: Louis R. Charpentier
Secretary of the Governing Council
Date: December 17, 2012

Re: Appointment of Acting Assistant Secretary of the Governing Council

I am pleased to inform you that the Senior Appointments and Compensation Committee has approved the appointment of Mr. David Walders as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Governing Council, effective January 7, 2013 until December 20, 2013.

Mr. Walders brings to the role a combination of legal education and practice as well as committee and project work. Mr. Walders was a staff member of the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in the Legal, Economic and Social Affairs Section. Prior to that he was an Associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York City.

A student of Trinity College and the Faculty of Law, Mr. Walders is a double alumnus of the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts (with Highest Distinction) in Ethics, Society and Law and a Juris Doctor. In addition to being the recipient of a number of academic awards, he was also actively involved in University life including serving as the Editor of the Faculty of Law’s Indigenous Law Journal.

Among his responsibilities as Acting Assistant Secretary, Mr. Walders will support the work of the Committee on Academic Policy and Programs, the Committee for Honorary Degrees, the Pension Committee and the University Affairs Board. Once he is in the office, we will confirm his contact information.

Please join me in welcoming Mr. Walders to the Secretariat, and back to the University of Toronto.
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Louis R. Charpentier
Secretary of the Governing Council
University of Toronto
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