David Ryan is an FGS Longview Partner based in Toronto. Over the past 25 years, David has provided corporate and financial communications counsel on range of complex mandates, including acute reputational challenges, operational crises, litigation, hostile and friendly takeovers, shareholder activism, restructurings and insolvency proceedings, and management changes. He has advised on some of Canada’s … Continued
Jill MacRae is a partner based in FGS Longview’s Toronto office. She brings more than 20 years’ experience as a portfolio manager and a partner with a leading independent firm. She was most recently head of Investor Relations and ESG at a Canadian financial services firm where she led the rebuild of the website, upgrade … Continued
Claude Breton is a Partner based in Montréal. Claude previously held leadership roles in economic development, financial services, construction and the media sectors. He served as Vice-President – Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility for National Bank of Canada, with responsibility for internal and external corporate communications, government relations, public affairs, philanthropy, linguistic services and ESG … Continued
Nammi Poorooshasb is a Partner in FGS Longview’s Vancouver office. Nammi brings more than 15 years of experience in communication with a focus on marketing, brand development, opinion research, issue management and public relations. Prior to joining FGS Longview in 2021, Nammi was Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Communication with the province of British Columbia where … Continued
Andy Lloyd is a Partner in the Toronto office, providing communications counsel on a diverse range of issues. His expertise includes corporate and financial communications, transactions and special situations, media relations, issues and crisis management, and internal communications. Prior to joining FGS Longview, Andy spent nearly 15 years at Barrick Gold, where he was Senior … Continued
Peter Block is a Partner in FGS Longview’s Toronto office. Throughout his 20 years as a consultant, Peter has supported organizations during periods of major change, including M&As, proxy contests, divestitures, leadership changes and other major transformation initiatives. Peter has also worked with a number of organizations in the development of robust crisis communication plans, … Continued
Joel Shaffer is a Partner in FGS Longview’s Toronto office. In addition to advising on corporate and financial communications, he has particular expertise advising boards and other stakeholders in “bet-the-company” engagements, including the conduct of proxy contests, friendly and hostile M&A, restructurings and other crisis or special situations. Prior to joining FGS Longview, Joel led … Continued
Heather Tory is a partner with FGS Longview in Toronto. She advises clients on a variety of special situations, including mergers and acquisitions, national security reviews and foreign direct investment approvals. She also provides ongoing corporate affairs support and strategic communications counsel to high-profile clients including some of the world’s largest multinational resource and industrial … Continued
Ian Hamilton is a Managing Partner in FGS Longview’s Toronto office and has been advising companies in Canada and abroad for more than 25 years. In 2007, Ian was a founding Principal of DFH Public Affairs, which merged with Longview in 2018. Prior to that, he was Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Falconbridge … Continued
Phil Harwood is a Partner based in Ottawa. Phil has more than a decade of experience providing strategic advice to corporate clients, organizational leaders, and policymakers. In addition to other high-profile roles, Phil served from 2012 to 2015 as the Policy Advisor for Fiscal & Economic Affairs to the Prime Minister, helping manage some of … Continued