Alumni Profiles
The Lakehead Alumni GTA is proud to feature the profiles of LU alumni. Learn more about past and recent graduates of Lakehead University.
James Dennison
James Dennison is the Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of CIBC Mellon.CIBC Mellon is 50-50 jointly owned by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company is a leading provider of financial services for institutions and corporations, providing superior asset servicing, multicurrency accounting, information delivery, securities lending and foreign exchange services in Canada.
Scott Kress
Scott Kress graduated from HBOR in 1993. After graduation Scott worked with outward Bound in Canada, the United States and in Mexico. During this time he also started his own guiding company which he sold in 1997 and started Summit Training & Development. Summit is a corporate training company focusing on leadership and team development using a blended experiential and traditional approach. In 2007 Scott took over Frontier Team Building and is now the President of both companies. Scott is also a Professor for the University of Windsor Odette School of Business and teaches Leadership and Organizational Change for the Executive MBA program. Scott was voted professor of the year for the 07/08 teaching year. Scott now lives in Oakville with his wife Susan and two children Amy (9) and Colin (5). In his spare time Scott is a Level 2 ski instructor and continues to climb. On May 21 2008 Scott became the 51st Canadian to summit Mount Everest. Scott is now a popular key note speaker sharing leadership and team lessons from Mount Everest.
