Great Canadian Entertainment appoints Pauline Alimchandani as CFO
Great Canadian Entertainment has appointed Pauline Alimchandani as CFO, effective March 31, 2024, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
At that time current CFO, Darren Gwozd will step down from the role. Her previous role was CFO at Northland Power, where she worked for nearly four years, and oversaw a large global team across several key functions and chaired the organization’s Investment Committee.
In addition, she has over 18 years of professional experience, previously having served in roles at CT REIT, Dream Impact Trust, Dream Unlimited Corp, BMO Capital Markets and PwC. In 2020, she was awarded one of Canada’s 50 Best Executives by the Report on Business/Globe and Mail — and in 2022, she was awarded Canada’s Clean 50, which is noted as being Canada’s top sustainability award.
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