John Desjardins
Chair
Partner, KPMG LLP
John has 32 years of experience as a financial auditor and 22 years as a partner with KPMG LLP. John is a Canadian Securities Partner and the Partner-in-Charge of KPMG’s Canadian Forest Products Industry practice and KPMG’s Global Forest Products Industry practice. John led the Greater Vancouver audit practice for 7 years ending in 2015. John is also a member of KPMG’s Board Leadership Centre which focuses on Corporate Governance and Director matters.
John’s public company experience includes serving in the role of lead audit partner as well as quality control reviewing partner and securities partner on both Canadian-only public companies and SEC-registered foreign private issuers.
In addition to his work commitments, John is an active member in the business and academic community. He is a guest instructor for the BC Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors (“ICD”) on audit committee and board governance matters. John has been a member of Forestry Innovation Investment’s Audit Committee since 2009. John is also the treasurer for the ICD B.C. Chapter and a member of the Board of Directors for KPMG Canada since 2017.