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Photo: Presenting TRIEC's 5th Annual IS Award winners pictured from left to right: Michael Mackenzie, COO, Thales, Canada, Transportation; Nancy Steele, Director, American Express Canada; Catherine Parsonage, Executive Director, Toronto Foundation for Student Success; and Yezdi Pavri, Vice Chairman, Deloitte.
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