stephen ba

member ontario chapter executive committe

About

Focussed on advancing the Director community in the not-for-profit and the for-profit sectors as a member of Ontario Chapter Executive of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Extensive experience in establishing and operating effective international corporate groups, intercompany financing, and sales and service arrangements for corporations including Manulife Financial and Centerra Gold Inc.

Country

canada

City

toronto

Industry

financial services

Skill

tax, mergers and acquisitions, corporate tax, finance, corporate tax planning, accounting, international tax, corporate law, due diligence, ifrs, financial analysis, mining, sarbanes oxley act, corporate finance, financial reporting, corporate governance, board of directors, investments, budgets, budgeting, corporate structure planning, group financing arrangements, minimizing tax exposures of international group holding companies, corporate tax compliance

Experience

member of york region branch, ontario chapte

institute of corporate directors

2012-6 - Present · 14 yrs 3 mos

chair of the york branch of the ontario chapter

institute of corporate directors

2016-7 - 2019-6 · 3 yrs

member ontario chapter executive committe

institute of corporate directors

2016-1 - Present · 10 yrs 8 mos

director, taxation

centerra gold inc.

2006-4 - 2012-6 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Responsible for optimization of tax aspects of Centerra's Canadian and international operations, in particular its corporate structure, intercompany and third party financings, business development and M&A. Member of the board of directors of a number of its offshore subsidiaries.

vice president, corporate taxation

manulife

1994-10 - 2005-5 · 10 yrs 8 mos

Directing a team of tax professionals, responsible for the optimization of tax aspects of Manulife's international operations through its corporate structure, intercompany and third party financings, investments, business development and M&A projects.

partner

drielsma & associates

2012-7 - 2017-1 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Advising Canadian multinational corporation on the establishment and operation of effective Canadian and international corporate structures, inter-company financing arrangements, and sales and service arrangements.