Wilfrid Wilkinson - 2013 Spring Convocation
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Chartered accountant Wilfrid Wilkinson is the founding partner of Wilkinson & Company, one of Ontario’s most successful public accounting firms. He is also a Fellow of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants and past president of the Public Accountants Council of Ontario. A lifelong volunteer, Mr. Wilkinson currently serves as chairman of the Rotary Foundation. He has also served in a number of other leadership roles within the humanitarian organization, including as president of Rotary International. In his role as a fundraiser with the organization, Mr. Wilkinson led the PolioPlus campaign, raising more than a billion dollars in a successful 25-year effort to eradicate polio worldwide. A Member of the Order of Canada, Dr. Wilkinson is also the receipient of a Papal medal along with other distinctions.
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