Distinguished
Canadian Annual Address 2006
Mr. Frank McKenna
Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group
U.S./Canada Relations:
The Next Chapter
Recipient of eight honourary doctorates and winner
of the prestigious Beaverbrook scholarship, Frank McKenna completed his
post-graduate studies in political science at Queen's University before
graduating from the University of New Brunswick Law School as a silver
medalist.
Frank's legal reputation and business acumen propelled him
into politics at an early age. He became a Member of the Legislative Assembly in
1982 and leader of his party in 1985. In a spectacular turn around in political
fortunes and after 17 years in opposition, he led his party to power in 1987,
making political history by winning all 58 seats in the provincial legislature.
His tenure as Premier of the Province of New Brunswick
resulted in acclaim for his leadership on a number of fronts. New Brunswick
became one of Canada's first provinces to turn its fiscal situation around,
improve its credit rating, and start producing a steady series of balanced
budgets. Literacy reforms introduced under Franks leadership proved so
successful that New Brunswick garnered international recognition for its
innovation.
Posted to Washington, D.C., Frank served as the Canadian
Ambassador to the United States of America from 2005 to 2006.
Frank was appointed Deputy Chair of TD Bank
Financial Group on May 1, 2006. He is responsible for
supporting the Bank in its customer acquisition strategy, particularly in the
area of Wholesale and Commercial banking. In addition, he is responsible for
representing TD as it works to expand its North American presence as one of the
ten largest banks as measured by market capitalization.
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