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Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Jacob Tan to the team as a Senior Advisor. Jacob brings to his clients experience in restructuring by building strong cultural foundations for organizations. He employs innovative thinking in initiating enterprise programs for companies. Being grown and nurtured in a family business environment, Jacob is noted for his [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Leah Anderson to the team as a Talent Acquisition Specialist. Leah is an experienced Human Resources professional with a strong business acumen in talent acquisition. She  offers expertise in full-cycle recruitment, engagement, retention, and development with a focus on diversity, equity, and Inclusion. Leah features an extensive background [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Kevin Broadworth to the team as a Senior Advisor. Kevin brings over 35 years of experience in agri-business. He facilitates growth by using a big picture approach while using the talents of the individuals to help his clients reach their full potential. He has used this team approach [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Morten Paulsen to the team as a Senior Advisor. Morten has spent 25 years working at the most senior levels of public relations, advocacy and government affairs, where deep experience, creativity, relationships and imaginative solutions are leveraged to achieve clients’ reputational goals. His clients are some of the [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to announce that Georg Paffrath of Cochrane, Alberta, has joined Osborne Group Contract Executives Corp as a Director at Large. Mr. Paffrath has had a distinguished business and volunteer career spanning over three decades of service. A former president with the Trico Group and Caltrax, Georg has held leadership positions [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Grant Halford to the team as a Principal. Grant has forged a successful career in resource industries including agriculture, oil sands, mining and aggregates, and brings an entrepreneurial background and spirit to directing business growth and profitability. He brings a wealth of experience in all facets of business [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Jim Smolik to the team as a Principal. Jim has over four decades of experience in the agri-food and agri-business sector. He’s experienced in leadership and influencer roles, from provincial and national producer associations, to a senior decision maker at Canada’s grain regulatory agency, and the head of government [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Julie Oden to the team as a Senior Advisor. Julie is a strategic marketing executive with national, global, and multi-sector experience with a track record of successes in retail, financial services and many digital-first brands, including Manulife, The Home Depot, AOL and Yahoo!. She partners with senior leaders [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Dave McElhanney to the team as a Senior Advisor. Dave leads and advises multi-discipline teams in private and not-for-profit SME business and engineering organizations, with a primary focus on strategy, operational excellence, infrastructure development and major capital projects. He brings broad, situational leadership expertise after more than three [...]

Osborne Interim Management's Partners Mark Olson and Shannon Foster are pleased to announce that Bruce Halliday has transitioned from being an Advisor to a Principal. Bruce, an executive coach, has been with the Practice since 2015 and throughout that time has demonstrated high commitment to the firm and provided valuable thought leadership in all aspects [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Melissa Wells to the team as a Senior Advisor. With over twenty years of corporate and small business experience, Melissa can assess clients’ website requirements and advise on the best marketing approach. She specializes in new website development, maintaining existing sites, adding features to existing sites, search engine [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Gary Smith (B.Sc, MBA) to the team as a Senior Advisor. Gary is a multi-disciplinary business leader with global experience, able to operate in roles from project leadership to C-suite. He brings a track record of fast and effective situational analysis. He provides leadership of strategic and operational [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome David Walker (P.Log, BA) to the team as a Principal. David combines 35 years of commercial marketing and sales leadership in the North American rail and freight forwarding/logistics industries. He offers his clients successful experiences in leading projects throughout North and Central America in multiple industries such as [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Cenk Karaduman (MBA, B.Sc) to the team as a Senior Advisor. Cenk is a strategy and management consulting executive with significant international experience across North America and Europe, and a strong track record of 60+ successful projects with numerous corporate and private equity clients to achieve top-bottom-line growth. [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Bruce Hirst (CD, BA, MBA, CPA, CMA) to the team as a Senior Advisor. Bruce leverages over 30 years of experience in helping clients create and implement strategic initiatives, manage crisis situations and maximize the efficiency and delivery of internal services. He can lead cost reduction reviews that [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Colleen Winston  (MA, MEC, BCC, RPT, SHRM-SCP, CPHR) to the team as a Senior Advisor. Colleen has 20 years of comprehensive human resources leadership and has excelled in providing innovative corporate wide initiatives in both unionized and non-unionized environments. Her success has always incorporated her insights into business requirements and [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Troy Aberle to the team as a Senior Advisor. Troy is a business results driven leader who provides organizations with a fresh playbook of strategies which always result in gains of innovation, revenue and team moral. He is respected by his team and clients for his unique process [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Paul McCarthy (MA, BA) to the team as a Senior Advisor. Paul has a solid background supporting clients in a range of public, health, non-profit, indigenous and private sector organizations. He has worked in the UK, North America, and the Middle East and directly supported over 100 organizations [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Chris Whyte (MBA, B.Sc) to the team as a Senior Advisor. Chris leverages his 30 years of leadership experience to assist organizations to identify market opportunities, develop winning strategies and enable operational capability. A true generalist capable of leading cross functional teams spanning operations, sales, marketing, and technology, he has [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Yvonne Thevenot (B.Sc.Ag, MBA, ACMM, CCMP) to the team as a Senior Advisor. As a very successful leader, certified change expert, and business transformation specialist, Yvonne brings a results-oriented, client-focused, and people-centric approach to strategic change. Her unique business and consulting experience has supported initiatives instrumental to sales [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Awad Loubani to the team as a Senior Advisor. As a Canadian and international risk management expert, Awad is a trailblazer in enhancing the risk management function within organizations by moving the risk culture from avoidance to focusing on “intelligent risk taking”. He advocates managing risk to add [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Jennifer De Paz to the team as an Advisor. Jennifer is an accomplished and creative digital strategist with a strong background in graphic and video design. She helps corporate, not-for-profit, and political clients build their visual and digital brands and reach new audiences. From designing event visuals and [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Warren H. Wong to the team as a Senior Advisor. Warren is a strategic human capital and business leader who possesses the unique ability to transform, enable and inspire organizations. He has more than 30 years of success in influencing hyper growth and emerging organizations ranging from local [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Marjan Masnadi to the team as a Senior Advisor. As a senior human resources consultant, Marjan is dedicated to increasing the efficiency and productivity of organizations through supporting and empowering the capabilities of its employees and management team. She helps small to medium-sized businesses realize the benefits and [...]

Osborne Group Contract Executives President and CEO Mark Olson is pleased to announce that Shannon Foster has become a Shareholder. “I am thrilled to announce that Shannon Foster has purchased a minority interest in Osborne Group Contract Executives and has joined our Board as a Director. Shannon recently expanded her level of engagement with us, becoming [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Bruce Graham to the team as a Senior Advisor. Bruce is an organizational architect and leader with over 18 years of senior management experience establishing and exceeding objectives. He has a proven ability to build and engage top-performing teams, Boards of Directors and partners, work under pressure, exercise [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Wendy Bulbuck to the team as a Senior Advisor. Wendy is a dynamic, energetic, strategic, and results focused human resources professional with a diverse background in various industries including over 20 years of experience in all areas of human resources. She is a respected, accomplished business leader with […]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Tammy Farrell to the team as a Senior Advisor. Tammy is an accomplished business leader who has demonstrated success in sales and operations management. She brings a solid focus on strategy, implementations, service delivery and client relationship management. She is able to quickly identify key business opportunities and […]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Judy Williams to the team as a Principal. Judy’s ability to envision ‘the big picture’, articulate meaningful messages that resonate with stakeholders, and facilitate ‘buy-in’ by influencers and interest groups, ensures her clients effectively navigate today’s   complex environment to achieve results. She helps organizations, Boards and leadership teams with their [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Ken MacQuarrie to the team as a Senior Advisor. Based in Edmonton, Ken is a business development, management, marketing and distribution professional with a proven track record from both a supplier and retailer’s perspective. His experience in new product, business and market development, strategic planning and supply chain management is [...]

Osborne Interim Management has selected YouQuest as the not-for-profit it will be providing pro-bono support to for the next year as part of its “Hands-Up for Charity” initiative. The idea of using a team approach to provide a “hands-up” evolved naturally from the not-for-profit work Osborne has been undertaking in recent years coupled with the […]

Is yours a relatively new Calgary-based charity or social enterprise that you believe is addressing an under-served segment of our community? You have a passionate, driven Executive Director and a Board with underdeveloped potential. You may be Southern Alberta’s best kept (not-for-profit) secret. However, you have more than your share of challenges. You aren’t funded by […]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Dave Quist (MPA, B.Sc) to the organization as a Principal. Dave continues to provide leadership in the not-for-profit, research and political worlds with more than two decades of experience. His senior experience is sought after in all regions of Canada. Key strengths include team building and success in raising the profile [...]

Gordon Forbes, Managing Principal for Osborne Business Advisors, is pleased to announce that Bob Hawkesworth has joined the team as a Senior Advisor. Bob builds collaborative, cross-sectoral stakeholder teams in complex policy environments. He creates innovative, realistic, and workable solutions to difficult problems. Bob brings a depth of knowledge and passion around energy efficiency, energy [...]

Osborne Interim Management is pleased to welcome Darshan Tadvalkar (B.Eng, MBA, CMA, CFA ) to the organization as a Principal. Darshan provides hands-on, growth oriented leadership for developing organizations and for investment and profit centers within larger corporate entities. His razor sharp focus on cost and analytics driven corporate strategies have added value to organizations […]

Gordon Forbes, Managing Principal for Osborne Business Advisors, is pleased to announce that Derek Fraser (BA (Hons), CFRE) has joined the team as a Senior Advisor. Derek provides strong leadership and strategies for clients, helping expand and improve their fund development capacities while adhering to the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Code of Ethics. With over [...]