Jeff Chan

Current

Principal & Owner at Growth Alchemy Group
Photographer at Queen's Football

Past

Sr. Vice President, Human Resources at CMA Holdings & MD Financial
Trustee at Queen's University
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources at VANOC

Sr. Engagement Manager / Associate - CN/TO & FI at McKinsey & Company
Chairman & Organizing Committee member at Vanier Cup
Human Resources at SHL Systemhouse
Human Resources at American Express
Human Resources at Amphenol Corporation
President at Toronto Junior Board of Trade
Employee Relations at Imperial Oil

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Education

Queen's University
The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business
Nepean High School, Ottawa

D. Roy Kennedy Public School - Ottawa
Hilson Public School - Ottawa

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Financial Services

Websites

Jeff Chan’s Summary

Experienced business leader with unique combination of senior human resources experience in diverse industries and geographies, and 10+ years in strategy consulting with McKinsey & Company serving clients globally in numerous industries on organization performance and human resources, growth, innovation and business building, cost restructuring, and general management challenges.

Employed in financial services, oil & gas, manufacturing, travel, IT outsourcing, non-profit sports & entertainment, and consulting industries in Canada and the US.

Consulted to financial services (banking, credit card, brokerage, insurance), retail (general merchandise, drug store, grocery, specialty), telecommunications, consumer products, high-tech, chemical, pharmaceutical, media, mining, auto, industrial (mining, steel, manufacturing, pulp & paper) companies and non-profit organizations in over 25 countries.

Jeff Chan’s Specialties:

General HR management
Corporate & growth strategy
Innovation & growth idea generation
Performance improvement
Organization design & performance improvement
Change management
Business planning
Cost restructuring
Executive coaching
Comp strategy, planning, program development
Benefits/pension design & cost control
Executive search
War for Talent (c) McKinsey & Co
Succession & leadership development
Employee & labour relations
Startups, M&A & JVs

Jeff Chan’s Experience

Principal & Owner

Growth Alchemy Group

(Management Consulting industry)

January 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)

Consulting to medium-size and large companies on issues related to growth, innovation, business building, organizational performance, human resources, and cost-restructuring

www.growthalchemy.com
Photographer

Queen's Football

(Sports industry)

2001 — Present (7 years)
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources

CMA Holdings & MD Financial

(Financial Services industry)

December 2006 — October 2008 (1 year 11 months)

CMA Holdings Incorporated (CMAH) is the holding company for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) that oversees two main groups of companies: the MD Financial Group and the Physician Services Group, plus an interest in Saxon Financial. The companies in the groups were established in order to add value to the personal and professional lives of Canadian physicians and their families..
Trustee

Queen's University

(Educational Institution; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2002 — 2008 (6 years)
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources

VANOC

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Sports industry)

2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

Founding head of human resources for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Organizing Committee (VANOC). Also responsible for volunteers, official languages, language services and inclusivity.
Sr. Engagement Manager / Associate - CN/TO & FI

McKinsey & Company

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

1994 — 2004 (10 years)

Consulting to Fortune 500 companies on issues related to growth, innovation, business building, organizational performance, human resources, and cost-restructuring.

Founding co-leader of the McKinsey global Growth (aka Growth & Innovation aka Business Building) practice.
Chairman & Organizing Committee member

Vanier Cup

(Non-Profit; Sports industry)

1978 — 2000 (22 years)

Chairman of the Vanier Cup Organizing Committee, 1998-2000, responsible for the direction of Canada's University Football Championship. Previously a member of the Canadian College Bowl Board and Vanier Cup Management Committee, 1978-1997
Human Resources

SHL Systemhouse

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1992 — 1993 (1 year)

Consultant to prospective IT outsourcing clients on all issues related to human resources and labour relations. Contracts signed with oil & gas, telecommuications, consumer products, and notably Canada Post ($1 billion over 10 years).

SHL was subsequently acquired by Worldcom, and then EDS.
Human Resources

American Express

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

1988 — 1992 (4 years)

HR direction for all Amex businesses in Canada, including consumer and corporate cards, travelers cheques, corporate & leisure travel, and Amex Bank of Canada. Member of Management Committee.
Human Resources

Amphenol Corporation

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

1980 — 1988 (8 years)

Director, Worldwide Compensation, Benefits & Employee Relations. Also Director, Worldwide Compensation, Manager - Human Resources for Amphenol Canada, and Director, Personnel & Industrial Relations for Bunker Ramo Canada.

Amphenol was formerly the Amphenol Products division of Bunker Ramo Corporation, then a subsidiary of Allied Corporation (AlliedSignal, Honeywell), then LPL Technologies, then KKR)
President

Toronto Junior Board of Trade

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

1981 — 1982 (1 year)
Employee Relations

Imperial Oil

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Oil & Energy industry)

1975 — 1980 (5 years)

Employee Relations and Compensation advice for Western Canada in Edmonton and for Ontario Marketing in Toronto

Jeff Chan’s Education

Queen's University

B.A., 1965 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

Arts' 74
The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business

MBA, 1973 — 1975

Activities and Societies:

MBA'75
Nepean High School, Ottawa

1966 — 1970
D. Roy Kennedy Public School - Ottawa

1959 — 1966
Hilson Public School - Ottawa

1956 — 1959

Additional Information

Jeff Chan’s Websites:

Jeff Chan’s Interests:

Sports photography, especially Canadian University football, which I took up following my involvement on the Canadian College Bowl Board and Vanier Cup Organizing Committee (Chairman from 1998-2000) 30,000+ photos are hosted at http://www.pbase.com/goldengaelsphotos Favourite business book - The Alchemy of Growth: Kickstarting and Sustaining Growth in Your Company

Jeff Chan’s Groups:

Vanier Cup, ex-Chairman
Toronto Board of Trade, ex-Council member
Toronto Junior Board of Trade/Jaycees, ex-President
Edmonton Jaycees, ex-Director & VP
JCI Senator #58826

Queen's University, Board of Trustees, ex-member
Queen's, Board Nominating Committee, ex-member
Queen's, Board Advancement Committee, member
Queen's Centre Executive Committee, member
Queen's Council on Athletics, member
Queen's Alumni Association, ex-Board Director
Queen's Football Club, member, sports photographer
Queen's Bands, Queen's Bands Booster Club, founding President

HRPS, Human Resources Planning Society, member
Strategic Capability Network (formerly CHRP), ex-member
Edmonton Personnel Association, ex-member
HRPAO, Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario, ex-member
IACPR, International Association of Corporate & Professional Recruiters, ex-member
ACA, American Compensation Association, ex-member

Variety Village, past Governor

MVP, ex-member,

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