illumin Holdings Inc. has announced a transition to its Board of Directors, with the resignations of three members and the appointment of a new director. The company's board will now consist of five members, down from seven, and includes the addition of Bruce Barker, a veteran with over 30 years of capital markets experience.
illumin announces the resignation of three directors: Roger Dent, Michele Tobin, and Yishay Waxman.
The Board size is reduced from seven to five members.
Bruce Barker is appointed as a new director, bringing over 30 years of capital markets experience.
Barker previously served as Managing Director, Institutional Equities at TD Securities.
He has been appointed to the company's Audit Committee and Corporate Compensation and Governance Committee (CCGC).
Paul Khawaja is appointed as the new Chair of the CCGC.
The Board of Directors for illumin has received and accepted the resignations of Roger Dent, Michele Tobin, and Yishay Waxman, effective February 1, 2026. The Chairman, Sheldon Pollack, thanked the departing members for their instrumental service to the company's growth. Concurrently, the Board decided to reduce its size and appointed Bruce Barker to fill the resulting vacancy until the next annual shareholder meeting.
Bruce Barker joins the illumin board with a extensive background in finance. His career spans more than three decades across both the buy-side and sell-side of capital markets. He is a former Managing Director of Institutional Equities at TD Securities, a role from which he retired in 2015. Since then, he has been an active investor in Canadian small and micro-cap companies. Barker holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
Following the board changes, illumin has reassigned key committee roles. Bruce Barker has been appointed as a member of the company's Audit Committee, which continues to be chaired by David Andrews. Furthermore, Paul Khawaja has been appointed as the new Chair of the Corporate Compensation and Governance Committee (CCGC), with Tal Hayek and Bruce Barker joining as members.
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